Home Office offers online help for thugs | The Register: "Lester Haines
Those suffering the blight of teen ne'er-do-wells racing stolen cars around their housing estate while high on glue and rap music will doubtless welcome the UK Home Office's Together initiative.
Here's what it's all about:
At its very core TOGETHER puts the community first. TOGETHER is committed to listening to those voices in the community who have suffered from ASB [anti-social behaviour], to understanding their issues, to addressing their problems."
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Tuesday, July 20, 2004
CANADIAN INDUSTRY FACES THREAT FROM ORGANISED CRIME
RESEARCH MATERIALS: "CANADIAN INDUSTRY FACES THREAT FROM ORGANISED CRIME
July 19, 2004
According to a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) intelligence report, �Threat Posed by Eastern European Organized Crime to the Canadian Diamond Industry�, released to The Canadian Press, eastern European crime groups could jeopardize the North's emerging diamond industry by slipping foreign stones tainted through bloody conflicts onto the market. "
July 19, 2004
According to a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) intelligence report, �Threat Posed by Eastern European Organized Crime to the Canadian Diamond Industry�, released to The Canadian Press, eastern European crime groups could jeopardize the North's emerging diamond industry by slipping foreign stones tainted through bloody conflicts onto the market. "
Tagging asylum-seekers - The Herald, 19 July 2004
Tagging asylum-seekers - The Herald: "Editorial Comment
It was as predictable as night following day that plans to use telephone-tagging technology to monitor asylum seekers in Scotland should be portrayed as the acceptable face of Big Brother. Accordingly, The Herald is told today that the plans will amount to the lowest form of intervention, by implication less intrusive and judgmental than would have been the case based on the proposals outlined by David Blunkett in November last year."
It was as predictable as night following day that plans to use telephone-tagging technology to monitor asylum seekers in Scotland should be portrayed as the acceptable face of Big Brother. Accordingly, The Herald is told today that the plans will amount to the lowest form of intervention, by implication less intrusive and judgmental than would have been the case based on the proposals outlined by David Blunkett in November last year."
Telephones to keep tag on asylum seekers - / The Herald, 19 July 2004
Telephones to keep tag on asylum seekers - The Herald: "LUCY ADAMS and TOM GORDON
A PIONEERING system of telephone tagging is to be used to track asylum seekers in Scotland as part of a pilot scheme which could greatly reduce the numbers being held in detention centres such as Dungavel."
A PIONEERING system of telephone tagging is to be used to track asylum seekers in Scotland as part of a pilot scheme which could greatly reduce the numbers being held in detention centres such as Dungavel."
A Profile of Workplace Killers / Joint Together, 19 July 2004
A Profile of Workplace Killers: "Through an investigation of employees involved in workplace shootings, USA Today was able to compile a profile of traits often shared by workplace killers, USA Today reported July 17."
Study Identifies Early Risk Factors for Child Aggression / Joint together, 19 July 2004
Study Identifies Early Risk Factors for Child Aggression: " Research from the University of Montreal in Canada concludes that interventions to prevent youth violence could take place even before and during pregnancy, Reuters reported July 16.
A study of 572 families with 5-month-old babies found that a child's tendency toward aggressive behavior is formed before birth, and may be related to the parents' behavior and background."
A study of 572 families with 5-month-old babies found that a child's tendency toward aggressive behavior is formed before birth, and may be related to the parents' behavior and background."
Monday, July 19, 2004
High price to pay for jailing women / Guardian 18 July 2004
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/comment/0,11026,1263985,00.html
Juliet LyonSunday July 18, 2004The Observer
"Last week's Comprehensive Spending Review contains the promise that the government will 'pilot radical new approaches to meet the specific needs of women offenders, to tackle the causes of crime and re-offending among this group and reduce the need for custody'.
How radical? Does this mean calling a halt to locking up our most damaged women in bleak, oversized, understaffed institutions that further isolate them? How much will be invested outside criminal justice in education, work, housing and health, where the solutions to women's offending really lie?"
Juliet LyonSunday July 18, 2004The Observer
"Last week's Comprehensive Spending Review contains the promise that the government will 'pilot radical new approaches to meet the specific needs of women offenders, to tackle the causes of crime and re-offending among this group and reduce the need for custody'.
How radical? Does this mean calling a halt to locking up our most damaged women in bleak, oversized, understaffed institutions that further isolate them? How much will be invested outside criminal justice in education, work, housing and health, where the solutions to women's offending really lie?"
Reading Between The Sentences / Newsweek, 26 July 2004
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5456991/site/newsweek/
"For some 20 years judges have pretty much known what they were doing. If the job wasn't always easy, the rules—at least when it came to sentencing—were reasonably clear. But thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, that clarity has vanished, leaving judges and prosecutors stumbling in confusion and the fate of thousands of convicts and defendants up for grabs."
"For some 20 years judges have pretty much known what they were doing. If the job wasn't always easy, the rules—at least when it came to sentencing—were reasonably clear. But thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, that clarity has vanished, leaving judges and prosecutors stumbling in confusion and the fate of thousands of convicts and defendants up for grabs."
Corner-office volunteers / christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2004
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0719/p14s02-wmgn.html?s=hns
"Executives gain leadership lessons from charitable projects
By Stacy A. Teicher .
While many firms encourage volunteering and even pay their employees to support philanthropic efforts, UPS and others such as Xerox and Cisco have gone a step further, structuring longer-term projects to hone leadership skills. It's a kind of win-win outreach gaining ground in the corporate world."
"Executives gain leadership lessons from charitable projects
By Stacy A. Teicher .
While many firms encourage volunteering and even pay their employees to support philanthropic efforts, UPS and others such as Xerox and Cisco have gone a step further, structuring longer-term projects to hone leadership skills. It's a kind of win-win outreach gaining ground in the corporate world."
Tagging asylum-seekers / The Herald Sun, 19 July 2004
http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/20225.html
"It was as predictable as night following day that plans to use telephone-tagging technology to monitor asylum seekers in Scotland should be portrayed as the acceptable face of Big Brother. Accordingly, The Herald is told today that the plans will amount to the lowest form of intervention, by implication less intrusive and judgmental than would have been the case based on the proposals outlined by David Blunkett in November last year."
"It was as predictable as night following day that plans to use telephone-tagging technology to monitor asylum seekers in Scotland should be portrayed as the acceptable face of Big Brother. Accordingly, The Herald is told today that the plans will amount to the lowest form of intervention, by implication less intrusive and judgmental than would have been the case based on the proposals outlined by David Blunkett in November last year."
Police need to better protect data entrusted to them & Police national Computer / Public Technology, 19 July 2004
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1418
"Police officers have moral duty to protect data entrusted to them says John Wadham, Independent Police Complaints Commission Deputy Chair. They may not all be doing that he says..."Police officers who fail to respect data protection undermine confidence in the police service and make it less likely the public will trust them with sensitive material. They have a duty to use the information and intelligence collected on criminals, in a proper way, to protect the public."
"Police officers have moral duty to protect data entrusted to them says John Wadham, Independent Police Complaints Commission Deputy Chair. They may not all be doing that he says..."Police officers who fail to respect data protection undermine confidence in the police service and make it less likely the public will trust them with sensitive material. They have a duty to use the information and intelligence collected on criminals, in a proper way, to protect the public."
Police 'lack instructions on terror alert response' / Expatica Netherlands, 14 July 2004
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=13&story_id=9467
The Interior Ministry on Wednesday dismissed claims by the police union ACP that officers deployed to tighten security amid the present terror alert have not received clear instructions.
ACP chief Gerrit van de Kamp said he read on Teletext several days ago that there was a terror alert issued for the Netherlands, claiming that that no one had informed him of the present threat. He described the situation as "strange".
The Interior Ministry on Wednesday dismissed claims by the police union ACP that officers deployed to tighten security amid the present terror alert have not received clear instructions.
ACP chief Gerrit van de Kamp said he read on Teletext several days ago that there was a terror alert issued for the Netherlands, claiming that that no one had informed him of the present threat. He described the situation as "strange".
Sunday, July 18, 2004
Kids caught in drugs misery / NEWS.com Australia (July 18, 2004)
NEWS.com.au | Kids caught in drugs misery (July 18, 2004): "Kids caught in drugs misery
By Jessica Lawrence
July 18, 2004
A STAGGERING number of young people have been caught up in a flood of hard drugs on Brisbane's streets, campaigners say.
New figures from welfare groups reveal the shocking truth behind Queensland's worsening youth crisis.
Youth workers say there has been a huge increase in the number of young people using heroin in the past three months.
They say more are becoming homeless through abuse and violence, with most turning to illicit and legal drugs to cope.
And they warn the average age of kids in crisis seeking help is getting younger. "
By Jessica Lawrence
July 18, 2004
A STAGGERING number of young people have been caught up in a flood of hard drugs on Brisbane's streets, campaigners say.
New figures from welfare groups reveal the shocking truth behind Queensland's worsening youth crisis.
Youth workers say there has been a huge increase in the number of young people using heroin in the past three months.
They say more are becoming homeless through abuse and violence, with most turning to illicit and legal drugs to cope.
And they warn the average age of kids in crisis seeking help is getting younger. "
Saturday, July 17, 2004
Smaller charities 'losing out on funds' / FT.com, July 17 2004
FT.com / World / UK: "By Rohit Jaggi,
Smaller charities are in danger of being pushed aside by their larger brethren in the rush for funds, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations warned yesterday.
The NCVO will warn in its Voluntary Sector Strategic Analysis, to be launched at its conference in London today, that there is an inherent paradox in the government's increasing desire to use the voluntary sector to deliver public services."
Smaller charities are in danger of being pushed aside by their larger brethren in the rush for funds, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations warned yesterday.
The NCVO will warn in its Voluntary Sector Strategic Analysis, to be launched at its conference in London today, that there is an inherent paradox in the government's increasing desire to use the voluntary sector to deliver public services."
N.J. Doctor Makes House Calls to Drug Offenders / Join together, 16 July 2004
N.J. Doctor Makes House Calls to Drug Offenders: "Juvenile drug offenders on probation in Paterson, N.J., receive a home visit from a physician, who addresses health concerns and encourages kids to lead a drug-free life"
Friday, July 16, 2004
Audit slams immigration department / 7news on Seven, 16 July 2004
7news on Seven: "Systematic failures in the Immigration Department's procedures for dealing with illegal workers and visitors overstaying their visas has reportedly left tens of thousands of people in Australia.
Onshore Compliance - visa overstayers and Non-citizens working illegally
http://www.anao.gov.au/WebSite.nsf/Publications/47EE4535A1713932CA256ED000751FA6
http://www.anao.gov.au/WebSite.nsf/Publications/47EE4535A1713932CA256ED000751FA6/$file/Audit%20Report%202.pdf"
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Onshore Compliance - visa overstayers and Non-citizens working illegally
http://www.anao.gov.au/WebSite.nsf/Publications/47EE4535A1713932CA256ED000751FA6
http://www.anao.gov.au/WebSite.nsf/Publications/47EE4535A1713932CA256ED000751FA6/$file/Audit%20Report%202.pdf"
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UK Passport Service to replace current IT & put in person-centric database:/ PublicTechnology, 16 July 2004
UK Passport Service to replace current IT & put in person-centric database :: PublicTechnology.net :: e-Government & public sector IT news from: "The UK Passport Service (UKPS) Annual Report and Accounts 2003/2004 shows that it will replace its current passport application processing system with a new system.
The report says on the UKPS' IT strategy: 'In support of its vision, the UKPS has undertaken a substantial review of how it uses technology to provide customer services and manage its business. Work was commissioned to develop a longterm IT strategy and this has now been completed. It is clear from the work carried out that the existing passport application processing system (PASS) will need to be progressively replaced over the next five years to cope with new demands: a new modular-structured system is needed to facilitate the scale of anticipated change in the years ahead. The way we manage customer information will also be improved via the introduction of a person-centric rather than passport-centric data storage arrangement.' "
The report says on the UKPS' IT strategy: 'In support of its vision, the UKPS has undertaken a substantial review of how it uses technology to provide customer services and manage its business. Work was commissioned to develop a longterm IT strategy and this has now been completed. It is clear from the work carried out that the existing passport application processing system (PASS) will need to be progressively replaced over the next five years to cope with new demands: a new modular-structured system is needed to facilitate the scale of anticipated change in the years ahead. The way we manage customer information will also be improved via the introduction of a person-centric rather than passport-centric data storage arrangement.' "
UK Passport Service to replace current IT & put in person-centric database / PublicTechnology. .16 July 2004
UK Passport Service to replace current IT & put in person-centric database :: PublicTechnology.net :: e-Government & public sector IT news from: "The UK Passport Service (UKPS) Annual Report and Accounts 2003/2004 shows that it will replace its current passport application processing system with a new system.
The report says on the UKPS' IT strategy: 'In support of its vision, the UKPS has undertaken a substantial review of how it uses technology to provide customer services and manage its business. Work was commissioned to develop a longterm IT strategy and this has now been completed. It is clear from the work carried out that the existing passport application processing system (PASS) will need to be progressively replaced over the next five years to cope with new demands: a new modular-structured system is needed to facilitate the scale of anticipated change in the years ahead. The way we manage customer information will also be improved via the introduction of a person-centric rather than passport-centric data storage arrangement.' "
The report says on the UKPS' IT strategy: 'In support of its vision, the UKPS has undertaken a substantial review of how it uses technology to provide customer services and manage its business. Work was commissioned to develop a longterm IT strategy and this has now been completed. It is clear from the work carried out that the existing passport application processing system (PASS) will need to be progressively replaced over the next five years to cope with new demands: a new modular-structured system is needed to facilitate the scale of anticipated change in the years ahead. The way we manage customer information will also be improved via the introduction of a person-centric rather than passport-centric data storage arrangement.' "
Identify fraud: Home Office launches advice website / PublicTechnology, 15 July 2004
Identify fraud: Home Office launches advice website :: PublicTechnology.net :: e-Government & public sector IT news from: "A new Home Office website offering advice on how to protect against identity theft and what to do if you think you have been a victim has been unveiled.
Identity theft occurs when personal information is used by someone else without the owner's knowledge. It may support criminal activity, which could involve fraud, deception, or obtaining benefits and services in the victim's name. More than 100,000 people are affected in the UK every year.
The websitewww.identity-theft.org.uk explains how to keep personal information safe, how to get help, and what is being done to tackle this growing crime. It is part of a significant package of measures to tackle identity fraud. "
Identity theft occurs when personal information is used by someone else without the owner's knowledge. It may support criminal activity, which could involve fraud, deception, or obtaining benefits and services in the victim's name. More than 100,000 people are affected in the UK every year.
The websitewww.identity-theft.org.uk explains how to keep personal information safe, how to get help, and what is being done to tackle this growing crime. It is part of a significant package of measures to tackle identity fraud. "
Media linked to asylum violence / BBC, 14 July 2004
BBC NEWS | UK | Media linked to asylum violence: "Media linked to asylum violence
By Dominic Casciani
BBC News Online community affairs reporter
Negative images: Asylum seekers stereotyped in media
Press coverage of asylum issues in the UK can be linked to racist attacks and street harassment, say academics.
The first report of its kind says negative reporting in UK newspapers triggers hostile actions because it increases community tension. "
By Dominic Casciani
BBC News Online community affairs reporter
Negative images: Asylum seekers stereotyped in media
Press coverage of asylum issues in the UK can be linked to racist attacks and street harassment, say academics.
The first report of its kind says negative reporting in UK newspapers triggers hostile actions because it increases community tension. "
New Law Credited For 124 Fewer Meth Labs In Oklahoma Media Awareness Project, 14 July 2004
US OK: New Law Credited For 124 Fewer Meth Labs In Oklahoma: "Oklahoma had 124 fewer methamphetamine labs during the first six months of the year, thanks to a new state law that restricts sales of common cold remedies that contain the illegal drug's key ingredient, officials said Monday.
The decline followed passage of legislation this spring that banned store sales of popular medications like Sudafed and Claritin-D that contain pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient in methamphetamine.
The dramatic drop in meth labs saved Oklahoma taxpayers $434,000 in cleanup costs for removing the hazardous materials used to produce the drug, said Mark Woodward, spokesman for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
It costs the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation an average of $3,500 to clean up a single meth lab, Woodward said. "
The decline followed passage of legislation this spring that banned store sales of popular medications like Sudafed and Claritin-D that contain pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient in methamphetamine.
The dramatic drop in meth labs saved Oklahoma taxpayers $434,000 in cleanup costs for removing the hazardous materials used to produce the drug, said Mark Woodward, spokesman for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
It costs the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation an average of $3,500 to clean up a single meth lab, Woodward said. "
Parolees with guns will get no mercy Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2004
Parolees with guns will get no mercy: "Michigan news
New Granholm policy returns them to prison
July 14, 2004
BY CHRIS CHRISTOFF AND BEN SCHMITT
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS
Parolees who are caught with guns -- or who hang around people with guns -- will go back to prison automatically, under new parole guidelines Gov. Jennifer Granholm will announce today.
Granholm wants to curb rising gun violence with a zero-tolerance policy for ex-inmates, said her spokeswoman, Liz Boyd. It would require gun-toting parolees who are released early to serve the rest of their maximum sentences or five additional years, whichever is less. "
New Granholm policy returns them to prison
July 14, 2004
BY CHRIS CHRISTOFF AND BEN SCHMITT
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS
Parolees who are caught with guns -- or who hang around people with guns -- will go back to prison automatically, under new parole guidelines Gov. Jennifer Granholm will announce today.
Granholm wants to curb rising gun violence with a zero-tolerance policy for ex-inmates, said her spokeswoman, Liz Boyd. It would require gun-toting parolees who are released early to serve the rest of their maximum sentences or five additional years, whichever is less. "
Police chiefs warn of gun culture / BBC NEWS, 13 July 2004
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Police chiefs warn of gun culture: "Police chiefs warn of gun culture
By Bob Wylie
BBC Scotland's Investigations Correspondent
Effort is needed to stop the spread of a gun culture, police say
Senior police officers in Scotland believe there is an emerging threat of the gun culture seen in London coming to Glasgow and the west of Scotland.
But they said lessons have been learned from the way shootings mushroomed in England, in particular the need to stop young men using firearms. "
By Bob Wylie
BBC Scotland's Investigations Correspondent
Effort is needed to stop the spread of a gun culture, police say
Senior police officers in Scotland believe there is an emerging threat of the gun culture seen in London coming to Glasgow and the west of Scotland.
But they said lessons have been learned from the way shootings mushroomed in England, in particular the need to stop young men using firearms. "
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Biometric ID cards do little to cut fraud, warns Imis
http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=131871&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=6&liChannelID=22&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1
IT Management: Security
by Bill Goodwin
Computer Weekly, Tuesday 13 July 2004
Biometric ID cards do little to cut fraud, warns Imis
Biometric ID cards will do little to combat identity theft, fraud or terrorism, the Institute for the Management of Information Systems will tell the government next week.
IT Management: Security
by Bill Goodwin
Computer Weekly, Tuesday 13 July 2004
Biometric ID cards do little to cut fraud, warns Imis
Biometric ID cards will do little to combat identity theft, fraud or terrorism, the Institute for the Management of Information Systems will tell the government next week.
Scientists Identify Gene Influencing Drug Withdrawal
http://email.wanadoo.co.uk/webmail/inbox_read.html?IDMSG=5180"Scientists Identify Gene Influencing Drug Withdrawal - Join Together,
7/13/2004
Scientists at the Portland Alcohol Research Center (PARC) in Oregon and the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Medicine have identified a gene that influences drug physical dependence and associated withdrawal, according to a July 9 news release from the Oregon Health & Science University."
7/13/2004
Scientists at the Portland Alcohol Research Center (PARC) in Oregon and the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Medicine have identified a gene that influences drug physical dependence and associated withdrawal, according to a July 9 news release from the Oregon Health & Science University."
Blunkett confirms move to tag asylum seekers - Scotsman, 13 July 2004
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=799842004
"Blunkett confirms move to tag asylum seekers
KEVIN SCHOFIELD
DAVID Blunkett, the Home Secretary, confirmed yesterday that the government planned a regime of electronic surveillance to track asylum seekers.
His announcement came after The Scotsman revealed how the Home Office was planning to electronically tag asylum seekers as part of a major security crackdown.
In the House of Commons, Mr Blunkett angrily denied suggestions that the government would consider tagging asylum seekers’ children. But he revealed that ministers were considering using tracking and "electronic methodology" to bring families out of accommodation centres such as Dungavel in Lanarkshire."
"Blunkett confirms move to tag asylum seekers
KEVIN SCHOFIELD
DAVID Blunkett, the Home Secretary, confirmed yesterday that the government planned a regime of electronic surveillance to track asylum seekers.
His announcement came after The Scotsman revealed how the Home Office was planning to electronically tag asylum seekers as part of a major security crackdown.
In the House of Commons, Mr Blunkett angrily denied suggestions that the government would consider tagging asylum seekers’ children. But he revealed that ministers were considering using tracking and "electronic methodology" to bring families out of accommodation centres such as Dungavel in Lanarkshire."
Filling station CCTV helps crime blitz Evening Times
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5028513.html
13/7/04
"Filling station CCTV helps crime blitz
Drivers at 53 filling stations will from today have their number plates read and checked against a police database.
West Yorkshire Police say it is the first time in Britain forecourts have been used to install Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems linked to the police computer."
13/7/04
"Filling station CCTV helps crime blitz
Drivers at 53 filling stations will from today have their number plates read and checked against a police database.
West Yorkshire Police say it is the first time in Britain forecourts have been used to install Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems linked to the police computer."
Goal: Keep kids out of jail - Cincinnati Enquirer
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/07/13/loc_loc2juv.htmlTuesday, July 13, 2004
Goal: Keep kids out of jail
Agency using $300K grant to try therapy treatment
By Travis Gettys
Enquirer contributor
Placing juvenile offenders in detention is the most expensive - and least effective - way to keep young people out of the criminal justice system, says a manager at an agency that helps troubled youth and their families.
Goal: Keep kids out of jail
Agency using $300K grant to try therapy treatment
By Travis Gettys
Enquirer contributor
Placing juvenile offenders in detention is the most expensive - and least effective - way to keep young people out of the criminal justice system, says a manager at an agency that helps troubled youth and their families.
Juvenile head calls for more humane treatment for young offenders
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/9138212.htmPosted on Mon, Jul. 12, 2004
Juvenile head calls for more humane treatment for young offenders
BRENT KALLESTAD
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The state moved Monday to a friendlier method of treating juvenile inmates, saying the new approach is a better way of rehabilitating the troubled youngsters.
Juvenile Justice Secretary Anthony Schembri said the agency has banned the use of the shoulder lock, wristlock and pressure points as restraint techniques. It had already banned use of the hammerlock technique.
"Experience has shown us that it is too easy to injure a young person when applying these holds," Schembri told his management team in a recent memo.
"We don't have to confront every child who wants to have a fight or wants to resist," he said Monday. "We need to be smarter than they are."
Juvenile head calls for more humane treatment for young offenders
BRENT KALLESTAD
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The state moved Monday to a friendlier method of treating juvenile inmates, saying the new approach is a better way of rehabilitating the troubled youngsters.
Juvenile Justice Secretary Anthony Schembri said the agency has banned the use of the shoulder lock, wristlock and pressure points as restraint techniques. It had already banned use of the hammerlock technique.
"Experience has shown us that it is too easy to injure a young person when applying these holds," Schembri told his management team in a recent memo.
"We don't have to confront every child who wants to have a fight or wants to resist," he said Monday. "We need to be smarter than they are."
Speed drunk: state bans 'ultimate party toy'
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/14/1089694394888.html?oneclick=true
"Speed drunk: state bans 'ultimate party toy'
July 14, 2004 - 11:05AM
A product that promises to get people drunk 10 times faster without the punishment of a hangover or calories has been banned by the NSW government.
Promoted as the "ultimate party toy", alcoholic vapour has been a huge hit in London.
But NSW Gaming Minister Grant McBride said AWOL - alcohol without liquid - is "gimmicky" and sends an irresponsible message about alcohol consumption.
AWOL is created in a machine that mixes a shot of alcoholic spirit with oxygen, this creates a cloudy vapour and is inhaled through the mouth or nose."
"Speed drunk: state bans 'ultimate party toy'
July 14, 2004 - 11:05AM
A product that promises to get people drunk 10 times faster without the punishment of a hangover or calories has been banned by the NSW government.
Promoted as the "ultimate party toy", alcoholic vapour has been a huge hit in London.
But NSW Gaming Minister Grant McBride said AWOL - alcohol without liquid - is "gimmicky" and sends an irresponsible message about alcohol consumption.
AWOL is created in a machine that mixes a shot of alcoholic spirit with oxygen, this creates a cloudy vapour and is inhaled through the mouth or nose."
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Help for sex offenders - The Herald, 12 July 2004
Help for sex offenders - The Herald: "Ministers must close the counselling loophole
We appear to recognise the need for the re-education of sex criminals and the figures suggest we are rather successful at it. A Scottish Executive-sponsored report three years ago recommended all sex offenders receive counselling. It is, therefore, shocking to discover that, in 2002, 66% of those convicted for sex attacks received no help."
We appear to recognise the need for the re-education of sex criminals and the figures suggest we are rather successful at it. A Scottish Executive-sponsored report three years ago recommended all sex offenders receive counselling. It is, therefore, shocking to discover that, in 2002, 66% of those convicted for sex attacks received no help."
Scotsman.com News - Top Stories - School chiefs 'could help cut youth crime'
Scotsman.com News - Top Stories - School chiefs 'could help cut youth crime': "School chiefs 'could help cut youth crime' 12 July 2004
KEVIN SCHOFIELD
EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT
Key points
� Education officials accused of failing troubled youngsters
� No-one takes responsibility for youth crime, claims Scottish prisons chief
� However, attack by prisons chief rejected as �a clich�
Key quote
'For those children who turn to truanting, we should be asking why. Some evidence suggests that the curriculum is not being adapted to their needs' - Dan Gunn, deputy director of prisons for Scotland
Story in full A SENIOR prisons chief last night accused education officials of not doing enough to prevent unruly pupils from embarking on a life of crime. "
KEVIN SCHOFIELD
EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT
Key points
� Education officials accused of failing troubled youngsters
� No-one takes responsibility for youth crime, claims Scottish prisons chief
� However, attack by prisons chief rejected as �a clich�
Key quote
'For those children who turn to truanting, we should be asking why. Some evidence suggests that the curriculum is not being adapted to their needs' - Dan Gunn, deputy director of prisons for Scotland
Story in full A SENIOR prisons chief last night accused education officials of not doing enough to prevent unruly pupils from embarking on a life of crime. "
Scotsman.com News - Latest News - By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent, Pa News
Scotsman.com News - Latest News - By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent, Pa News: "By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent, Pa News
Cash secured from the Treasury will quadruple the number of civilian police wardens to 20,000 and maintain the record number of police officers, it emerged tonight.
A Home Office spokeswoman said the extra funding from the Chancellor would drive a 15% reduction in crime by 2007-2008.
It was the first time the Government had announced the new crime-reduction target.
Emphasis on civilian wardens and community support officers (CSOs) is a trend which may alarm the rank-and-file police officers, who opposed the creation of civilian ranks who do not swear an oath and have only limited powers to detain suspects."
Cash secured from the Treasury will quadruple the number of civilian police wardens to 20,000 and maintain the record number of police officers, it emerged tonight.
A Home Office spokeswoman said the extra funding from the Chancellor would drive a 15% reduction in crime by 2007-2008.
It was the first time the Government had announced the new crime-reduction target.
Emphasis on civilian wardens and community support officers (CSOs) is a trend which may alarm the rank-and-file police officers, who opposed the creation of civilian ranks who do not swear an oath and have only limited powers to detain suspects."
2004 Spending Review: Home Office gets £2.1bn extra, major new IT investme:: PublicTechnology.net ::
2004 Spending Review: Home Office gets £2.1bn extra, major new IT investment :: PublicTechnology.net :: e-Government & public sector IT news from: "2004 Spending Review: Home Office gets £2.1bn extra, major new IT investment
The Spending Review increases spending on crime, justice and communities by £3.5 billion by 2007-08 compared with 2004-05.
This supports the Home Office, the Department for Constitutional Affairs and the Attorney General's Departments in continuing to drive down crime, deliver justice and support stronger local communities.
The Home Office's budget will rise by more than £2.1 billion by 2007-08, equivalent to annual average real terms growth of 2.7 per cent, building on record increases in the 2000 and 2002 Spending Review periods. The Home Office will also realise annual efficiency savings of almost £2 billion by 2007-08. "
The Spending Review increases spending on crime, justice and communities by £3.5 billion by 2007-08 compared with 2004-05.
This supports the Home Office, the Department for Constitutional Affairs and the Attorney General's Departments in continuing to drive down crime, deliver justice and support stronger local communities.
The Home Office's budget will rise by more than £2.1 billion by 2007-08, equivalent to annual average real terms growth of 2.7 per cent, building on record increases in the 2000 and 2002 Spending Review periods. The Home Office will also realise annual efficiency savings of almost £2 billion by 2007-08. "
IHT: Key suspect chats, and gives away terror facts
IHT: Key suspect chats, and gives away terror factsElaine Sciolino and Jason Horowitz/NYT NYT Tuesday, July 13, 2004
"Man held in Rome said to have top role in Madrid bombing. For nearly three months, the Italian police have eavesdropped on Rabei Osman Sayed Ahmed, or 'Muhammad the Egyptian' as the 32-year-old Egyptian is known."
"Man held in Rome said to have top role in Madrid bombing. For nearly three months, the Italian police have eavesdropped on Rabei Osman Sayed Ahmed, or 'Muhammad the Egyptian' as the 32-year-old Egyptian is known."
Monday, July 12, 2004
Violence begins at home Le Monde
Violence begins at home: "Violence begins at home
by Ignacio Ramonet
IN Europe right now the statistics of male violence against female partners are terrible. For European women aged 16-44 violence in the home is the primary cause of injury and death, more lethal than road accidents and cancer. Between 25% and 50% of women are victims of this violence. In Portugal 52.8% of women say that they have been violently treated by their husbands or partners. In Germany almost 300 women a year - or three women every four days - are killed by men with whom they used to live. In Britain one woman dies in similar circumstances every three days.
In Spain it is one every four days. In France six women die this way every month: 33% of them are knifed, 33% shot, 20% strangled and 10% beaten (1). In the 15 member states of the European Union (before enlargement to 25), more than 600 women die every year because of sexist brutality in the family (2)."
by Ignacio Ramonet
IN Europe right now the statistics of male violence against female partners are terrible. For European women aged 16-44 violence in the home is the primary cause of injury and death, more lethal than road accidents and cancer. Between 25% and 50% of women are victims of this violence. In Portugal 52.8% of women say that they have been violently treated by their husbands or partners. In Germany almost 300 women a year - or three women every four days - are killed by men with whom they used to live. In Britain one woman dies in similar circumstances every three days.
In Spain it is one every four days. In France six women die this way every month: 33% of them are knifed, 33% shot, 20% strangled and 10% beaten (1). In the 15 member states of the European Union (before enlargement to 25), more than 600 women die every year because of sexist brutality in the family (2)."
ic Birmingham - National cops to catch killers just like Huntley
ic Birmingham - National cops to catch killers just like Huntley: "National cops to catch killers just like Huntley Jul 11 2004
By Fionnuala Bourke, Sunday Mercury
Top cops are calling for a national police force to tackle the rising tide of crime, claiming that Britain's regional police forces have been rendered redundant by sophisticated criminals.
Plans put forward by the influential Police Superintendents' Association could spell the end of individual constabularies like the West Midlands, West Mercia and Staffordshire forces.
They would be replaced by one national body, a move that would have a major impact on the role of Chief Constables who currently organise policing in their own areas."
By Fionnuala Bourke, Sunday Mercury
Top cops are calling for a national police force to tackle the rising tide of crime, claiming that Britain's regional police forces have been rendered redundant by sophisticated criminals.
Plans put forward by the influential Police Superintendents' Association could spell the end of individual constabularies like the West Midlands, West Mercia and Staffordshire forces.
They would be replaced by one national body, a move that would have a major impact on the role of Chief Constables who currently organise policing in their own areas."
IOL: Crime & Courts - South Africa
IOL: Crime & Courts: " Judge calls for mass release of prisoners
Christelle Terreblanche
July 11 2004 at 01:01PM
'A large-scale release of prisoners or amnesty is urgently needed to bring down crime.'
"If you want to reduce crime, you start off by reducing the number of prisoners," he said.
"First, you have to change the conditions in prisons. At the moment, they are universities of crime. We simply have to get down numbers drastically. We're out of step with the world," he said, explaining that we are among the top jailers internationally."
Christelle Terreblanche
July 11 2004 at 01:01PM
'A large-scale release of prisoners or amnesty is urgently needed to bring down crime.'
"If you want to reduce crime, you start off by reducing the number of prisoners," he said.
"First, you have to change the conditions in prisons. At the moment, they are universities of crime. We simply have to get down numbers drastically. We're out of step with the world," he said, explaining that we are among the top jailers internationally."
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Correction agency plan under fire
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Correction agency plan under fire: "Last Updated: Sunday, 11 July, 2004, 16:58 GMT 17:58 UK
Correction agency plan under fire
The aim is to reduce the prison population by cutting reoffending
Plans for a single correctional agency in Scotland could be scuppered by the Liberal Democrats.
Labour wants to merge the Scottish Prison Service with the criminal justice part of local authority social work departments. "
Correction agency plan under fire
The aim is to reduce the prison population by cutting reoffending
Plans for a single correctional agency in Scotland could be scuppered by the Liberal Democrats.
Labour wants to merge the Scottish Prison Service with the criminal justice part of local authority social work departments. "
Telegraph | Serco profits from crime
Telegraph | Money | Serco profits from crime: "Serco profits from crime
(Filed: 11/07/04)
Running prisons and associated services accounts for 12 per cent of the company's turnover. And it's growing rapidly, writes Edward Simpkins"
"There was a study done a few years ago showing that around 100,000 offenders are responsible for nearly all crime, so if you can identify and deal appropriately with these people you can manage and reduce crime much more effectively," says Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, the director of government consulting at Serco.
(Filed: 11/07/04)
Running prisons and associated services accounts for 12 per cent of the company's turnover. And it's growing rapidly, writes Edward Simpkins"
"There was a study done a few years ago showing that around 100,000 offenders are responsible for nearly all crime, so if you can identify and deal appropriately with these people you can manage and reduce crime much more effectively," says Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, the director of government consulting at Serco.
Saturday, July 10, 2004
Kansas City infoZine - Human Trafficking Victims Need More Protection, Committee Told - USA
Kansas City infoZine - Human Trafficking Victims Need More Protection, Committee Told - USA: "Human Trafficking Victims Need More Protection, Committee Told
posted by :: infoZine Staff :: 07/09/2004 @ 06:45:14 AM :: views
by Jacquelyn Cole - Efforts to arrest criminals who force thousands of foreigners into the United States and sell them for sex and labor are improving, witnesses told a Senate subcommittee Wednesday.
Scripps Howard Foundation Wire, Washington, D.C. - But the witnesses also said federal law does not adequately protect victims - the most likely to identify their captors - who fear government punishment, making it difficult for law enforcement officials to identify either.
Criminals force an estimated 15,000 men, women and children into the United States each year under false pretenses, in a practice called human trafficking"
posted by :: infoZine Staff :: 07/09/2004 @ 06:45:14 AM :: views
by Jacquelyn Cole - Efforts to arrest criminals who force thousands of foreigners into the United States and sell them for sex and labor are improving, witnesses told a Senate subcommittee Wednesday.
Scripps Howard Foundation Wire, Washington, D.C. - But the witnesses also said federal law does not adequately protect victims - the most likely to identify their captors - who fear government punishment, making it difficult for law enforcement officials to identify either.
Criminals force an estimated 15,000 men, women and children into the United States each year under false pretenses, in a practice called human trafficking"
Scotsman.com - Refugees may go to Europe over tagging
Scotsman.com News - Politics - Refugees may go to Europe over tagging: "Refugees may go to Europe over tagging
FRASER NELSON
POLITICAL EDITOR
9 July 2004
ASYLUM seekers in Scotland who are forced to wear electronic tagging devices by the Home Office will be able to appeal to the European Court of Justice, it was claimed yesterday.
Cameron Fyfe, one of Scotland�s leading compensation lawyers, has said that only convicted criminals should be subjected to tagging - and that human rights legislation protects everyone else.
But the Home Office said it is confident of pressing ahead with its plans to use Scotland as a testing ground for plans to fit tags to asylum seekers in a deal with Reliance Monitoring Services. "
FRASER NELSON
POLITICAL EDITOR
9 July 2004
ASYLUM seekers in Scotland who are forced to wear electronic tagging devices by the Home Office will be able to appeal to the European Court of Justice, it was claimed yesterday.
Cameron Fyfe, one of Scotland�s leading compensation lawyers, has said that only convicted criminals should be subjected to tagging - and that human rights legislation protects everyone else.
But the Home Office said it is confident of pressing ahead with its plans to use Scotland as a testing ground for plans to fit tags to asylum seekers in a deal with Reliance Monitoring Services. "
ic Huddersfield - The asylum limbo: will you help?
ic Huddersfield - The asylum limbo: will you help?: "The asylum limbo: will you help? Jul 9 2004
By Jenny Parkin, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Failed asylum seekers in Huddersfield are living in limbo - without state handouts but unable to go home. JENNY PARKIN reports
THEY would sleep on friends' floors, but housing rules ban asylum seekers from having guests.
Now a Huddersfield support group is taking the unusual step of asking kind local families to put up those who are destitute with nowhere to go."
By Jenny Parkin, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Failed asylum seekers in Huddersfield are living in limbo - without state handouts but unable to go home. JENNY PARKIN reports
THEY would sleep on friends' floors, but housing rules ban asylum seekers from having guests.
Now a Huddersfield support group is taking the unusual step of asking kind local families to put up those who are destitute with nowhere to go."
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Positive report on youth courts - 9 July 2004
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Positive report on youth courts: "Positive report on youth courts
Scotland's pilot youth court system has received a favourable report in a study carried out at Stirling University.
Nearly 130 youths were seen at the court in Lanarkshire in the first six months of the scheme.
Ministers admit, however, that it is too early to say if it has helped to reduce reoffending. "
Scotland's pilot youth court system has received a favourable report in a study carried out at Stirling University.
Nearly 130 youths were seen at the court in Lanarkshire in the first six months of the scheme.
Ministers admit, however, that it is too early to say if it has helped to reduce reoffending. "
HoustonChronicle.com - Texas, remember what the object of prison is
HoustonChronicle.com - Texas, remember what the object of prison is: "July 8, 2004, 10:12PM
Texas, remember what the object of prison is
By ANA YANEZ-CORREA and VINCENT SCHIRALDI
According to a report released last month by the U.S. Justice Department, Texas once again holds the dubious distinction of incarcerating the largest prison population in the country. If Texas were a country in and of itself, it would have the highest incarceration rate in the world, followed by the other 49 states, with the Russian Republic a distant third. With another multibillion dollar budget shortfall looming, about half of all Texas prisoners incarcerated for nonviolent offenses, and with Texas prisons on the verge of exceeding capacity again, it's time for policy-makers to retool Texas' harsh prison policies and take a more balanced approach to criminal justice. "
Texas, remember what the object of prison is
By ANA YANEZ-CORREA and VINCENT SCHIRALDI
According to a report released last month by the U.S. Justice Department, Texas once again holds the dubious distinction of incarcerating the largest prison population in the country. If Texas were a country in and of itself, it would have the highest incarceration rate in the world, followed by the other 49 states, with the Russian Republic a distant third. With another multibillion dollar budget shortfall looming, about half of all Texas prisoners incarcerated for nonviolent offenses, and with Texas prisons on the verge of exceeding capacity again, it's time for policy-makers to retool Texas' harsh prison policies and take a more balanced approach to criminal justice. "
STUFF : New Zealand - Canterbury inmates' DNA to reopen cases
STUFF : NATIONAL NEWS - STORY : New Zealand's leading news and information website: "Canterbury inmates' DNA to reopen cases
10 July 2004
By YVONNE MARTIN
DNA samples given to police by more than 150 serious criminals in Canterbury prisons have provided fresh leads on some historic burglaries.
Rapists, robbers and burglars have contributed DNA samples under new legislation which came into force in April.
Kevin Harmer, David Bain and Raymond Ratima were among 43 murderers who gave samples to a police operation aimed at extending the national DNA database.
The new samples are also being compared to those gathered from crime scenes, which could potentially reopen historical cases.
Detective Inspector Malcolm Johnston said some of the fresh DNA tested has matched samples from previous crimes, particularly burglaries. "
10 July 2004
By YVONNE MARTIN
DNA samples given to police by more than 150 serious criminals in Canterbury prisons have provided fresh leads on some historic burglaries.
Rapists, robbers and burglars have contributed DNA samples under new legislation which came into force in April.
Kevin Harmer, David Bain and Raymond Ratima were among 43 murderers who gave samples to a police operation aimed at extending the national DNA database.
The new samples are also being compared to those gathered from crime scenes, which could potentially reopen historical cases.
Detective Inspector Malcolm Johnston said some of the fresh DNA tested has matched samples from previous crimes, particularly burglaries. "
Court Orders Hash off the Streets | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 09.07.2004
Court Orders Hash off the Streets | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 09.07.2004: " 09.07.2004
Court Orders Hash off the Streets
The hopes of three million cannabis users have gone up in smoke
The German Federal Constitutional Court has reviewed its previous ruling on the possession of cannabis and returned the carrying of small amounts to the criminal realm.
The Federal Constitutional Court (BVG) in Karlsruhe ruled Friday that the possession of small amounts of hashish and carrying cannabis paraphernalia will remain a punishable offence. "
Court Orders Hash off the Streets
The hopes of three million cannabis users have gone up in smoke
The German Federal Constitutional Court has reviewed its previous ruling on the possession of cannabis and returned the carrying of small amounts to the criminal realm.
The Federal Constitutional Court (BVG) in Karlsruhe ruled Friday that the possession of small amounts of hashish and carrying cannabis paraphernalia will remain a punishable offence. "
Friday, July 09, 2004
Sydney sniffer dog ban call rejected - Australia - www.smh.com.au
Sydney sniffer dog ban call rejected - National - www.smh.com.au: "Sydney sniffer dog ban call rejected
July 9, 2004 - 11:06AM
Drug sniffer dogs would not be taken off Sydney's streets despite complaints by the city's lord mayor that their use was humiliating and inefficient, the NSW government said today.
But NSW Police Minister John Watkins said the sniffer dogs were effective and here to stay. "They prevent crime and they make the community feel safer." "
July 9, 2004 - 11:06AM
Drug sniffer dogs would not be taken off Sydney's streets despite complaints by the city's lord mayor that their use was humiliating and inefficient, the NSW government said today.
But NSW Police Minister John Watkins said the sniffer dogs were effective and here to stay. "They prevent crime and they make the community feel safer." "
LA plans cybercafe teen curfew | The Register
LA plans cybercafe teen curfew | The Register: "LA plans cybercafe teen curfew
By John Leyden
Published Thursday 8th July 2004 11:48 GMT
Los Angeles is to impose a curfew on kids into cybercafes because the venues have become a popular hangout for truants and the focus of serious youth violence in the city. Cybercafes (or PC baangs) with more than five machines will need a police license must install video cameras for security under regulations put forward in Los Angeles City Council yesterday.
Children under 18 will be banned from cafes on school days between 08.30am and 13.30pm and after 2200pm Cyber cafe customers will be required to provide identification on request."
By John Leyden
Published Thursday 8th July 2004 11:48 GMT
Los Angeles is to impose a curfew on kids into cybercafes because the venues have become a popular hangout for truants and the focus of serious youth violence in the city. Cybercafes (or PC baangs) with more than five machines will need a police license must install video cameras for security under regulations put forward in Los Angeles City Council yesterday.
Children under 18 will be banned from cafes on school days between 08.30am and 13.30pm and after 2200pm Cyber cafe customers will be required to provide identification on request."
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Tagging plan for asylum seekers
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Tagging plan for asylum seekers: "Thursday, 8 July, 2004, 16:01 GMT 17:01 UK
Tagging plan for asylum seekers
Electronic tagging is to be trialled by the Home Office
Some asylum seekers in Scotland are to be electronically tagged in a new scheme being piloted by the UK Government in the coming months.
The project will work by voice verification and use satellites to track people.
The Home Office said it would also apply to people who have been refused entry at ports or who are found to be working illegally. "
Tagging plan for asylum seekers
Electronic tagging is to be trialled by the Home Office
Some asylum seekers in Scotland are to be electronically tagged in a new scheme being piloted by the UK Government in the coming months.
The project will work by voice verification and use satellites to track people.
The Home Office said it would also apply to people who have been refused entry at ports or who are found to be working illegally. "
German Interior Ministers Agree on Anti-Terrorism Database | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 08.07.2004
German Interior Ministers Agree on Anti-Terrorism Database | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 08.07.2004: "Interior Ministers Agree on Anti-Terrorism Database
Interior ministers from the German states concluded a two-day conference on internal security measures by agreeing on a federal database for terror suspects."
Interior ministers from the German states concluded a two-day conference on internal security measures by agreeing on a federal database for terror suspects."
Thursday, July 08, 2004
Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth
Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth: "Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth
Does prevention pay? Can an ounce of prevention avoid (at least) an ounce of cure? More specifically for public policy purposes, is there credible scientific evidence that for each dollar a legislature spends on 'research-based' prevention or early intervention programs for youth, more than a dollar?s worth of benefits will be generated?
tp://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/04-07-3901.pdf
Publication date: July 2004"
Does prevention pay? Can an ounce of prevention avoid (at least) an ounce of cure? More specifically for public policy purposes, is there credible scientific evidence that for each dollar a legislature spends on 'research-based' prevention or early intervention programs for youth, more than a dollar?s worth of benefits will be generated?
tp://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/04-07-3901.pdf
Publication date: July 2004"
NYC Looks Beyond Shelters to Fight Chronic Homelessness
NYC Looks Beyond Shelters to Fight Chronic Homelessness: "Under Bloomberg's plan, homeless individuals who leave jails, public hospitals, and foster-care units would be provided with help in finding jobs and assistance. In addition, a database will be established to track long-term homeless individuals.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/endinghomelessness/downloads/pdf/actionbooklet.pdf"
http://www.nyc.gov/html/endinghomelessness/downloads/pdf/actionbooklet.pdf"
Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth
Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth: "Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/04-07-3901.pdf
Publication date: July 2004"
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/04-07-3901.pdf
Publication date: July 2004"
The new face of underage drinking: teenage girls | USA - csmonitor.com
The new face of underage drinking: teenage girls | csmonitor.com: "from the July 08, 2004 edition
The new face of underage drinking: teenage girls
By Elizabeth Armstrong and Christina McCarroll | Staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor
The role that ads may play is highlighted in a study released this week by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University in Washington. The group looked at the advertising content and readership ages of popular magazines such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, and Sport Illustrated. The study found that underage youths saw more alcohol advertising than did adults in 2002 - and that teen girls were far more likely to be exposed to that advertising than teen boys."
The new face of underage drinking: teenage girls
By Elizabeth Armstrong and Christina McCarroll | Staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor
The role that ads may play is highlighted in a study released this week by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University in Washington. The group looked at the advertising content and readership ages of popular magazines such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, and Sport Illustrated. The study found that underage youths saw more alcohol advertising than did adults in 2002 - and that teen girls were far more likely to be exposed to that advertising than teen boys."
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail: "By CHRISTIE BLATCHFORD
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail "
In a report on family violence, Juristat has linked police and criminal-court records and proved that very often, the more intimate the relationship between victim and criminal, the more likely is the violent offender to get a kiss of a sentence.
What the Juristat report does is demonstrate that the oft-ridiculed perception of Canadians that their courts are soft on crime is a factual reality when it comes to certain kinds of crimes and certain sorts of offenders.
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail "
In a report on family violence, Juristat has linked police and criminal-court records and proved that very often, the more intimate the relationship between victim and criminal, the more likely is the violent offender to get a kiss of a sentence.
What the Juristat report does is demonstrate that the oft-ridiculed perception of Canadians that their courts are soft on crime is a factual reality when it comes to certain kinds of crimes and certain sorts of offenders.
Canada - The Province - Spouses less likely to receive prison term for violent crimes, says StatsCan
The Province: "Spouses less likely to receive prison term for violent crimes, says StatsCan
Maria Babbage
Canadian Press
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
TORONTO (CP) -- A new national study that says offenders convicted of most forms of violent crime against family members are less likely to get prison terms than other offenders is just the 'tip of the iceberg' and may discourage victims from speaking out, experts say."
Maria Babbage
Canadian Press
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
TORONTO (CP) -- A new national study that says offenders convicted of most forms of violent crime against family members are less likely to get prison terms than other offenders is just the 'tip of the iceberg' and may discourage victims from speaking out, experts say."
New Zealand - Scoop: Family group conferences fail too many
Scoop: Family group conferences fail too many: " Family group conferences fail too many
Wednesday, 7 July 2004, 3:23 pm
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Tony Ryall MP
National Law & Order spokesman
6 July 2004
Family group conferences fail too many
Family group conferences are not working for too many young offenders, with latest figures showing some are attending up to 16 meetings with little or no result.
Mr Ryall says the family group conference system does not seem to work for hardcore, repeat offenders.
"We support the system for young people who do not usually get into trouble with the law, but there is limited value in using them repeatedly for those who are constantly in trouble."
Wednesday, 7 July 2004, 3:23 pm
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Tony Ryall MP
National Law & Order spokesman
6 July 2004
Family group conferences fail too many
Family group conferences are not working for too many young offenders, with latest figures showing some are attending up to 16 meetings with little or no result.
Mr Ryall says the family group conference system does not seem to work for hardcore, repeat offenders.
"We support the system for young people who do not usually get into trouble with the law, but there is limited value in using them repeatedly for those who are constantly in trouble."
Rise of Islam in jails a risk? / TheStar.com,
http://digbig.com/4hjqf
VINAY MENON
When you're in prison there's lots of time to think about God.
Salvation for the sinners has a timeless appeal. And so religion remains an enduring jailhouse phenomenon, where detained criminals are free to embrace penance, piety and prayer."
VINAY MENON
When you're in prison there's lots of time to think about God.
Salvation for the sinners has a timeless appeal. And so religion remains an enduring jailhouse phenomenon, where detained criminals are free to embrace penance, piety and prayer."
USA - HARSHBARGER COMMISSION RECOMMENDS BLUEPRINT FOR REFORM
HARSHBARGER COMMISSION RECOMMENDS BLUEPRINT FOR REFORM: "HARSHBARGER COMMISSION RECOMMENDS BLUEPRINT FOR REFORM - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
SHIRLEY � The 15-member Governor�s Commission on Corrections Reform today presented their comprehensive findings and recommendations to Governor Mitt Romney.
The report notes that although 97 percent of inmates are eventually released back into society, the Department of Correction (DOC) inadequately prepares them for successful re-entry. The panel urges the Department to make prisoner re-entry a top priority to ensure inmates don�t re-offend once they serve their sentence and are back living in the community."
http://www.mass.gov/eops/publications/gccr2004.pdf
SHIRLEY � The 15-member Governor�s Commission on Corrections Reform today presented their comprehensive findings and recommendations to Governor Mitt Romney.
The report notes that although 97 percent of inmates are eventually released back into society, the Department of Correction (DOC) inadequately prepares them for successful re-entry. The panel urges the Department to make prisoner re-entry a top priority to ensure inmates don�t re-offend once they serve their sentence and are back living in the community."
http://www.mass.gov/eops/publications/gccr2004.pdf
The Toronto Star.com - Rise of Islam in jails a risk?
TheStar.com - Rise of Islam in jails a risk?: "Rise of Islam in jails a risk?
7 Jully 2004
VINAY MENON
When you're in prison there's lots of time to think about God.
Salvation for the sinners has a timeless appeal. And so religion remains an enduring jailhouse phenomenon, where detained criminals are free to embrace penance, piety and prayer. Uses a review of a documentary to ocnsider the implications of prisoners converting to Islam."
7 Jully 2004
VINAY MENON
When you're in prison there's lots of time to think about God.
Salvation for the sinners has a timeless appeal. And so religion remains an enduring jailhouse phenomenon, where detained criminals are free to embrace penance, piety and prayer. Uses a review of a documentary to ocnsider the implications of prisoners converting to Islam."
New Zealand - National Business Review (NBR) -Immigration gets a new internet face
National Business Review (NBR) - Business, News, Arts, Media, Share Market & More: "Immigration gets a new internet face
Immigration has a new internet face, one that appears to celebrate the Asian immigrant.
The website " reflects Immigration's long term strategy called Customised Service". Definition: "Customised Service is about building relationships, understanding customer needs, tailoring the way services and information are provided, teamwork and making high quality decisions to get the best outcomes for those people who want to live and work in New Zealand and for New Zealand."
Thewebsite allows prospective immigrants to actually apply for residence online. The site will allow visitors to personalise their start points and navigation paths, while permitting them to store content of recurrent interest in an online "suitcase" -- much like a shopping cart on a commercial website."
Immigration has a new internet face, one that appears to celebrate the Asian immigrant.
The website " reflects Immigration's long term strategy called Customised Service". Definition: "Customised Service is about building relationships, understanding customer needs, tailoring the way services and information are provided, teamwork and making high quality decisions to get the best outcomes for those people who want to live and work in New Zealand and for New Zealand."
Thewebsite allows prospective immigrants to actually apply for residence online. The site will allow visitors to personalise their start points and navigation paths, while permitting them to store content of recurrent interest in an online "suitcase" -- much like a shopping cart on a commercial website."
Scotsman.com News - Asylum-Case Judge Warns Human Rights Lawyers
Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Asylum-Case Judge Warns Human Rights Lawyers: "Asylum-Case Judge Warns Human Rights Lawyers
By John Aston, PA News
A senior High Court judge has called on human rights lawyers to take greater care to avoid pursuing �totally unmeritorious� legal challenges on behalf of failed asylum seekers attempting to delay their removal from the UK.
The judge made his plea as he criticised the Refugee Legal Centre for bringing an �utterly hopeless� application for judicial review in the case of a woman fleeing an allegedly violent ex-boyfriend in Jamaica."
By John Aston, PA News
A senior High Court judge has called on human rights lawyers to take greater care to avoid pursuing �totally unmeritorious� legal challenges on behalf of failed asylum seekers attempting to delay their removal from the UK.
The judge made his plea as he criticised the Refugee Legal Centre for bringing an �utterly hopeless� application for judicial review in the case of a woman fleeing an allegedly violent ex-boyfriend in Jamaica."
Australian Herald Sun: Bakhtiari boys take on Straw [07jul04]
Herald Sun: Bakhtiari boys take on Straw [07jul04]: "Bakhtiari boys take on Straw
From correspondents in London
07jul04
TWO boys who escaped from the Woomera detention centre and were refused asylum at the British Consulate in Melbourne have mounted a legal challenge against Britain's foreign secretary.
Alamdar and Muntazar Bakhtiari claim Foreign Secretary Jack Straw breached their human rights when they were turned away from the consulate while on the run in 2002.
They had sought asylum there after joining a mass break-out from the outback detention facility"
From correspondents in London
07jul04
TWO boys who escaped from the Woomera detention centre and were refused asylum at the British Consulate in Melbourne have mounted a legal challenge against Britain's foreign secretary.
Alamdar and Muntazar Bakhtiari claim Foreign Secretary Jack Straw breached their human rights when they were turned away from the consulate while on the run in 2002.
They had sought asylum there after joining a mass break-out from the outback detention facility"
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
The Challenges of Prison Reform - All Africa
http://allafrica.com/stories/200407060778.html
"The Challenges of Prison Reform (Lagos)
OPINION
July 6, 2004
Posted to the web July 6, 2004
Lagos
With Awaiting Trial Inmates in Nigerian Prisons said to account for between 55-75% of the prison population, Maryam Uwais looks at the prisons of tomorrow from the civil society perspective. She proffers suggestions on how the weaknesses in the criminal justice system can be strengthened, even within current constraints.
The major concerns that arise from the sorry state of the Nigerian Prisons Service and make a mockery of the enormous resources made available in efforts to ameliorate the suffering of inmates in our prisons today, include congestion in most prisons (caused by the teeming numbers of awaiting trial inmates) and the appalling neglect experienced by the officers and men of the Service itself."
"The Challenges of Prison Reform (Lagos)
OPINION
July 6, 2004
Posted to the web July 6, 2004
Lagos
With Awaiting Trial Inmates in Nigerian Prisons said to account for between 55-75% of the prison population, Maryam Uwais looks at the prisons of tomorrow from the civil society perspective. She proffers suggestions on how the weaknesses in the criminal justice system can be strengthened, even within current constraints.
The major concerns that arise from the sorry state of the Nigerian Prisons Service and make a mockery of the enormous resources made available in efforts to ameliorate the suffering of inmates in our prisons today, include congestion in most prisons (caused by the teeming numbers of awaiting trial inmates) and the appalling neglect experienced by the officers and men of the Service itself."
Public Technology - European anti-terrorism data sharing discussed in UK by EU Ministers
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1343
This was published: 2004-07-07 06:40:00
"Ever closer co-operation on policing, data sharing and border security was key to tackling international terrorism and organised crime, a meeting of EU ministers agreed in Derbyshire yesterday.
Following a two-day meeting, justice and home affairs ministers from the UK, Spain, Italy, France and Germany said Europol should prioritise the disruption of terrorist finance flows, identifying links between terrorism and organised crime and improving data sharing to support the EU's fight against terrorism."
This was published: 2004-07-07 06:40:00
"Ever closer co-operation on policing, data sharing and border security was key to tackling international terrorism and organised crime, a meeting of EU ministers agreed in Derbyshire yesterday.
Following a two-day meeting, justice and home affairs ministers from the UK, Spain, Italy, France and Germany said Europol should prioritise the disruption of terrorist finance flows, identifying links between terrorism and organised crime and improving data sharing to support the EU's fight against terrorism."
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
ResourceShelf - Examining the Cyber Capabilities of Islamic Terrorist Groups
ResourceShelf: "Examining the Cyber Capabilities of Islamic Terrorist Groups
'Discussions between law enforcement, the private sector, and academia revealed that there is a lack of authoritative unclassified materials concerning the use of cyber technology by Islamic terrorist groups. To meet this need, the Technical Analysis Group at the Institute for Security Technology Studies at Dartmouth College has prepared a report detailing how cyber technologies are exploited by these hostile groups. There is clear, factual evidence that Islamic terrorist groups are using information technologies to facilitate propaganda, recruitment and training, fundraising, communications, and targeting operations.'
https://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/TAG/cyber-capabilities-terrorist.htm
Full Report (PDF; 3.17 MB)"
'Discussions between law enforcement, the private sector, and academia revealed that there is a lack of authoritative unclassified materials concerning the use of cyber technology by Islamic terrorist groups. To meet this need, the Technical Analysis Group at the Institute for Security Technology Studies at Dartmouth College has prepared a report detailing how cyber technologies are exploited by these hostile groups. There is clear, factual evidence that Islamic terrorist groups are using information technologies to facilitate propaganda, recruitment and training, fundraising, communications, and targeting operations.'
https://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/TAG/cyber-capabilities-terrorist.htm
Full Report (PDF; 3.17 MB)"
Expatica Germany, German youth becoming a 'generation of pot heads'
Expatica � Living in, moving to, or working in Germany, plus German news in English: "German youth becoming a 'generation of pot heads'
5 July 2004
HAMBURG - Teenagers in Germany are smoking cannabis in alarming numbers, prompting health authorities to issue stern health warnings and to call for stringent anti-drugs efforts by schools.
A national survey shows nearly one out of every four 15-year-olds (23 percent) have smoked marijuana or hashish and 15 percent do so regularly. "
5 July 2004
HAMBURG - Teenagers in Germany are smoking cannabis in alarming numbers, prompting health authorities to issue stern health warnings and to call for stringent anti-drugs efforts by schools.
A national survey shows nearly one out of every four 15-year-olds (23 percent) have smoked marijuana or hashish and 15 percent do so regularly. "
Expatica Netherlands, Rotterdam to rescue drug-addicted prostitutes
Expatica � Living in, moving to, or working in the Netherlands, plus Dutch news in English: "Rotterdam to rescue drug-addicted prostitutes
5 July 2004
AMSTERDAM - Rotterdam City Council has opted for an unusual method to free women from prostitution: all 180 drug-addicted women working in the city's tolerated street sex zone are to be placed in residential colleges."
5 July 2004
AMSTERDAM - Rotterdam City Council has opted for an unusual method to free women from prostitution: all 180 drug-addicted women working in the city's tolerated street sex zone are to be placed in residential colleges."
Therapeutic Foster Care for the Prevention of Violence
Therapeutic Foster Care for the Prevention of Violence: "Therapeutic Foster Care for the Prevention of Violence
05 Jul 2004
In therapeutic foster care programs, youths who cannot live at home are placed in homes with foster parents who have been trained to provide a structured environment that supports their learning social and emotional skills. To assess the effectiveness of such programs in preventing violent behavior among participating youths, the Task Force on Community Preventive Services conducted a systematic review of the scientific literature regarding these programs. "
05 Jul 2004
In therapeutic foster care programs, youths who cannot live at home are placed in homes with foster parents who have been trained to provide a structured environment that supports their learning social and emotional skills. To assess the effectiveness of such programs in preventing violent behavior among participating youths, the Task Force on Community Preventive Services conducted a systematic review of the scientific literature regarding these programs. "
Irish Politics from Politics.ie - - Juvenile crime requires broader response than 'fines by letter' - Costello
Irish Politics from Politics.ie - - Juvenile crime requires broader response than 'fines by letter' - Costello: "Juvenile crime requires broader response than 'fines by letter' - Costello
Monday, July 05
The suggestion from the Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, that juveniles involved in minor offences could be fined �by post� rather than going through the courts system is a proposal worth consideration, but it should not draw attention away from the wider problems of the juvenile justice system that need to be addressed by the government."
Monday, July 05
The suggestion from the Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, that juveniles involved in minor offences could be fined �by post� rather than going through the courts system is a proposal worth consideration, but it should not draw attention away from the wider problems of the juvenile justice system that need to be addressed by the government."
Monday, July 05, 2004
Expatica Netherlands, Dutch MPs vote to raise maximum jail terms
Expatica � Living in, moving to, or working in the Netherlands, plus Dutch news in English: "Dutch MPs vote to raise maximum jail terms
2 July 2004
AMSTERDAM - Dutch MPs backed a legislative proposal on Thursday increasing the maximum length of jail terms judges can impose on people convicted of serious crimes such as murder or manslaughter to 30 years.
The legislation is designed to close the gap between crimes that presently carry a 20 year maximum jail term and the life sentences that Dutch courts can impose, Dutch public news service NOS reported."
2 July 2004
AMSTERDAM - Dutch MPs backed a legislative proposal on Thursday increasing the maximum length of jail terms judges can impose on people convicted of serious crimes such as murder or manslaughter to 30 years.
The legislation is designed to close the gap between crimes that presently carry a 20 year maximum jail term and the life sentences that Dutch courts can impose, Dutch public news service NOS reported."
Petty offenders face public exposure - Expatica Netherlands
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Petty offenders face public exposure
29 June 2004
AMSTERDAM − Dutch privacy laws will be adjusted this year allowing photos of people suspected of petty crimes such as shop thefts, minor assault and burglaries to be placed on television, in newspapers and the internet.
The latest weapon in the fight against crime is expected to come into force in the Autumn and the Public Prosecution Office (OM) will send official instructions to all public prosecutors this summer, newspaper Trouw reported on Tuesday."
Ombudsman reports on openness of government to provide information
Ombudsman reports on openness of government to provide information :: PublicTechnology.net :: e-Government & public sector IT news from: "Ombudsman reports on openness of government to provide information
This was published: 2004-07-05 06:20:00
The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has published the results of her investigations over the past year into complaints that government information had been wrongly withheld from those who had asked for it under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. "
This was published: 2004-07-05 06:20:00
The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has published the results of her investigations over the past year into complaints that government information had been wrongly withheld from those who had asked for it under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. "
Volunteer units for 234 crime-prone areas by year-end - Malaysia
Volunteer units for 234 crime-prone areas by year-end: "Volunteer units for 234 crime-prone areas by year-end
BY STEPHEN THEN
MIRI: Neighbourhood patrol units will be set up in each of the 234 crime hotspots in the country by the year's end in a move to get the people's help to reduce the crime rate.
The move follows the successful debut of similar patrols in Seberang Prai, Penang, where the crime rate has dropped by some 50% after the introduction of the neighbourhood patrols a year ago. "
BY STEPHEN THEN
MIRI: Neighbourhood patrol units will be set up in each of the 234 crime hotspots in the country by the year's end in a move to get the people's help to reduce the crime rate.
The move follows the successful debut of similar patrols in Seberang Prai, Penang, where the crime rate has dropped by some 50% after the introduction of the neighbourhood patrols a year ago. "
ic Birmingham - Our asylum seekers have disappeared
ic Birmingham - Our asylum seekers have disappeared: "Our asylum seekers have disappeared Jul 4 2004
By Jeanette Oldham, Sunday Mercury
A charity which helps asylum-seekers has seen its Midland caseload disappear overnight - and fears that controversial new legislation is driving refugees underground."
By Jeanette Oldham, Sunday Mercury
A charity which helps asylum-seekers has seen its Midland caseload disappear overnight - and fears that controversial new legislation is driving refugees underground."
Sunday, July 04, 2004
Delhi a centre for women trafficking: NGO
Delhi a centre for women trafficking: NGO: "Saturday , July 03, 2004
Delhi a centre for women trafficking: NGO
Express News Service
New Delhi, July 2: A REPORT by a Faridabad-based NGO claims that the Capital has become a major destination for trafficking of women and children.The report by NGO Shakti Vahini puts Delhi in �category 2� on a scale of 1 to 3 indicating the prevalence of human trafficking.
The NGO points to the increasing �globalisation� of the flesh trade in the city, with women from Russia, Africa and Europe being brought over few years"
Delhi a centre for women trafficking: NGO
Express News Service
New Delhi, July 2: A REPORT by a Faridabad-based NGO claims that the Capital has become a major destination for trafficking of women and children.The report by NGO Shakti Vahini puts Delhi in �category 2� on a scale of 1 to 3 indicating the prevalence of human trafficking.
The NGO points to the increasing �globalisation� of the flesh trade in the city, with women from Russia, Africa and Europe being brought over few years"
CNN.com - Dutch back brothel 'seal of quality' - Jul 2, 2004
CNN.com - Dutch back brothel 'seal of quality' - Jul 2, 2004: "Dutch back brothel 'seal of quality'
Saturday, July 3, 2004 Posted: 0023 GMT (0823 HKT)
Prostitutes stand in brothel windows in Amsterdam's legal red light district.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (Reuters) -- The Dutch government backs plans for 'seals of quality' for well-run brothels and standard contracts for prostitutes, as well as more support for those who want to leave the world's oldest profession, it said Friday."
Saturday, July 3, 2004 Posted: 0023 GMT (0823 HKT)
Prostitutes stand in brothel windows in Amsterdam's legal red light district.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (Reuters) -- The Dutch government backs plans for 'seals of quality' for well-run brothels and standard contracts for prostitutes, as well as more support for those who want to leave the world's oldest profession, it said Friday."
Cops to widen web to catch cyber criminals - The Times of India
Cops to widen web to catch cyber criminals - The Times of India: "Cops to widen web to catch cyber criminals
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SATURDAY, JULY 03, 2004 12:26:23 AM ]
MUMBAI: Each of the 83 police stations in Mumbai will soon be adequately staffed to deal with new-age crime on the information superhighway.
Sources in the cyber crime cell said every police station will have at least two officers who will be �experts�� in dealing with cases pertaining to cyber crime.
At present, internet-related cases are generally referred to the cyber crime cell situated at the police headquarters. This cell is short-staffed and functions froman 80-sq-ft office. The office is so small that when complainants arrive, some of the officers have to vacate the room.
The training for police station personnel is being conducted at the cyber crime lab in Worli. Every week, 12 officers from each zone are being trained by IT experts who teach them the nuances of cyber crime, how to investigate such cases and the prosecution. The officers are also imparted knowledge on the IT Act. "
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SATURDAY, JULY 03, 2004 12:26:23 AM ]
MUMBAI: Each of the 83 police stations in Mumbai will soon be adequately staffed to deal with new-age crime on the information superhighway.
Sources in the cyber crime cell said every police station will have at least two officers who will be �experts�� in dealing with cases pertaining to cyber crime.
At present, internet-related cases are generally referred to the cyber crime cell situated at the police headquarters. This cell is short-staffed and functions froman 80-sq-ft office. The office is so small that when complainants arrive, some of the officers have to vacate the room.
The training for police station personnel is being conducted at the cyber crime lab in Worli. Every week, 12 officers from each zone are being trained by IT experts who teach them the nuances of cyber crime, how to investigate such cases and the prosecution. The officers are also imparted knowledge on the IT Act. "
ic Coventry - Young offenders to see fruits of labour
ic Coventry - Young offenders to see fruits of labour: "Young offenders to see fruits of labour Jul 3 2004
By Ben Griffin
Young offenders will learn to reap what they sow as part of a new community project.
Coventry's Youth Offending Service (YOS) is getting youngsters who have been in trouble with the law to overhaul a city allotment"
By Ben Griffin
Young offenders will learn to reap what they sow as part of a new community project.
Coventry's Youth Offending Service (YOS) is getting youngsters who have been in trouble with the law to overhaul a city allotment"
NEWS.com.au | Teen pot epidemic out of control (July 4, 2004)
NEWS.com.au | Teen pot epidemic out of control (July 4, 2004): "Teen pot epidemic out of control
PAUL WESTON and MARK ALEXANDER
July 4, 2004
MORE than 4000 children and teenagers have been caught with marijuana in three years in Queensland, a new report reveals.
The youngest found with the drug was just 10, according to the review of the State Government's drug diversion initiative � where first-time offenders are given the option of a two-hour rehabilitation session rather than going to court. "
PAUL WESTON and MARK ALEXANDER
July 4, 2004
MORE than 4000 children and teenagers have been caught with marijuana in three years in Queensland, a new report reveals.
The youngest found with the drug was just 10, according to the review of the State Government's drug diversion initiative � where first-time offenders are given the option of a two-hour rehabilitation session rather than going to court. "
ContraCostaTimes.com | 07/03/2004 | Mexico's Fox announces crime-reduction initiative
ContraCostaTimes.com | 07/03/2004 | Mexico's Fox announces crime-reduction initiative: "Posted on Sat, Jul. 03, 2004
Mexico's Fox announces crime-reduction initiative
By Susana Hayward
MEXICO CITY - President Vicente Fox has proposed a new project to fight crime, saying last Sunday's huge march of Mexicans protesting rising kidnappings and other crime shows that society is 'offended and hurt' by injustice in Mexico."
Mexico's Fox announces crime-reduction initiative
By Susana Hayward
MEXICO CITY - President Vicente Fox has proposed a new project to fight crime, saying last Sunday's huge march of Mexicans protesting rising kidnappings and other crime shows that society is 'offended and hurt' by injustice in Mexico."
ic Wales - Council questions policing policies
ic Wales - Council questions policing policies: "Council questions policing policies Jul 3 2004
Darren Devine, The Western Mail
A NORTH WALES local authority has urged the region's chief constable to reconsider his policies on speeding, drugs and community policing.
Gwynedd Council wrote to North Wales Police challenging Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom to think again on his hardline stance on the issues.
The authority urged the chief to 'reconsider the contents and implementation of his policies for policing the area, especially in relation to speeding, speed cameras, legalising drugs and community policing.'"
Darren Devine, The Western Mail
A NORTH WALES local authority has urged the region's chief constable to reconsider his policies on speeding, drugs and community policing.
Gwynedd Council wrote to North Wales Police challenging Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom to think again on his hardline stance on the issues.
The authority urged the chief to 'reconsider the contents and implementation of his policies for policing the area, especially in relation to speeding, speed cameras, legalising drugs and community policing.'"
Islamophobic policing alienates Muslims: UK govt
Islamophobic policing alienates Muslims: UK govt: "Islamophobic policing alienating young Muslims: UK government
July 03, 2004 18:53 IST
British government has announced an inquiry into the use by police of stop-and-search powers and warned that a generation of young Muslims was being alienated by 'Islamophobic' policing.
Home Office figures released yesterday revealed the number of Asians stopped and searched under anti-terrorism laws has increased by 302 per cent in a year."
July 03, 2004 18:53 IST
British government has announced an inquiry into the use by police of stop-and-search powers and warned that a generation of young Muslims was being alienated by 'Islamophobic' policing.
Home Office figures released yesterday revealed the number of Asians stopped and searched under anti-terrorism laws has increased by 302 per cent in a year."
BBC NEWS | Politics | Analysis: Control of policing
BBC NEWS | Politics | Analysis: Control of policing: "Analysis: Control of policing
By Mark Easton
BBC News home editor
The High Court ruled Mr Blunkett was entitled to force suspension
David Blunkett was once asked about the relative powers of chief constables, police authorities and the home secretary.
He said the chief constable gets all the power, the police authority gets all the money and the home secretary gets all the blame.
There is perhaps some truth in that. "
By Mark Easton
BBC News home editor
The High Court ruled Mr Blunkett was entitled to force suspension
David Blunkett was once asked about the relative powers of chief constables, police authorities and the home secretary.
He said the chief constable gets all the power, the police authority gets all the money and the home secretary gets all the blame.
There is perhaps some truth in that. "
Saturday, July 03, 2004
Missouri Receiving Accolades for Approach to Youth Prisons
Missouri Receiving Accolades for Approach to Youth Prisons: "Missouri Receiving Accolades for Approach to Youth Prisons
7/2/2004
Rather than a punishment-oriented system, Missouri's youth prisons promote small group discussions, therapy, and caring. The approach is winning accolades and gaining interest from other states, such as California, the Los Angeles Times reported July 1.
In Missouri's youth prisons, dorms replace jail cells. Beanbag chairs, potted plants, stuffed animals, and smiley-face comforters are the norm instead of handcuffs, razor-wire fences, and uniforms. Inmates are referred to as 'kids' and guards are called 'youth specialists.'"
7/2/2004
Rather than a punishment-oriented system, Missouri's youth prisons promote small group discussions, therapy, and caring. The approach is winning accolades and gaining interest from other states, such as California, the Los Angeles Times reported July 1.
In Missouri's youth prisons, dorms replace jail cells. Beanbag chairs, potted plants, stuffed animals, and smiley-face comforters are the norm instead of handcuffs, razor-wire fences, and uniforms. Inmates are referred to as 'kids' and guards are called 'youth specialists.'"
What's wrong with our cyber laws? - News Analysis - Express Computer India
What's wrong with our cyber laws? - News Analysis - Express Computer India: "Keane Insight
What's wrong with our cyber laws?
Three years have passed since parliament passed the IT Act, but India�s first cyber law is still hard to implement. SUSHMA NAIK looks at the loopholes in the law and the changes that need to be made
PAVAN DUGGAL says that the IT Act is completely inadequate as it has several drawbacks and grey areas
G SHYAM (name changed on request of anonymity) is a hassled chief information officer (CIO) of a leading private bank. For close to a week, the CIO has been monitoring attempts by hackers to break into the bank�s network. While the bank has succeeded in tracing the IP address of the supposed hackers, no action has been taken. Reason: the cyber crime cell in Mumbai is understaffed. Out of a total workforce of 4,400 police officers, there are only five in the cyber crime cell�a measly 0.11 percent. "
What's wrong with our cyber laws?
Three years have passed since parliament passed the IT Act, but India�s first cyber law is still hard to implement. SUSHMA NAIK looks at the loopholes in the law and the changes that need to be made
PAVAN DUGGAL says that the IT Act is completely inadequate as it has several drawbacks and grey areas
G SHYAM (name changed on request of anonymity) is a hassled chief information officer (CIO) of a leading private bank. For close to a week, the CIO has been monitoring attempts by hackers to break into the bank�s network. While the bank has succeeded in tracing the IP address of the supposed hackers, no action has been taken. Reason: the cyber crime cell in Mumbai is understaffed. Out of a total workforce of 4,400 police officers, there are only five in the cyber crime cell�a measly 0.11 percent. "
Enforcement is key to fighting cybercrime | The Register
Enforcement is key to fighting cybercrime | The Register: "Enforcement is key to fighting cybercrime
By John Leyden
Published Friday 2nd July 2004 16:01 GMT
Analysis The publication of a review of Britain's cybercrime laws by an influential group of MPs and peers this week has been welcomed by the IT industry. Broad agreement with the All Party Internet Group's (APIG) conclusion that the Computer Misuse Act 1990 needs only minor reforms have been matched with widespread calls for tougher enforcement action against cybercriminals."
By John Leyden
Published Friday 2nd July 2004 16:01 GMT
Analysis The publication of a review of Britain's cybercrime laws by an influential group of MPs and peers this week has been welcomed by the IT industry. Broad agreement with the All Party Internet Group's (APIG) conclusion that the Computer Misuse Act 1990 needs only minor reforms have been matched with widespread calls for tougher enforcement action against cybercriminals."
Friday, July 02, 2004
Juveniles' ankle monitors switch off
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/local_news/epaper/s1a_juvenile_0701.htmlJuveniles' ankle monitors switch off
By Kathleen Chapman
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
"At 12:01 this morning, the state of Florida turned off the electronic shackles that controlled hundreds of juvenile offenders on house arrest — all in the name of saving money.
It costs the state $7.96 a day for the ankle bracelet used to monitor teens confined to their home. State officials say they are now relying on parents to notify probation officers if the teen offenders run away. The alternative is to send the juvenile to a detention center at a cost of $110 a day."
By Kathleen Chapman
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
"At 12:01 this morning, the state of Florida turned off the electronic shackles that controlled hundreds of juvenile offenders on house arrest — all in the name of saving money.
It costs the state $7.96 a day for the ankle bracelet used to monitor teens confined to their home. State officials say they are now relying on parents to notify probation officers if the teen offenders run away. The alternative is to send the juvenile to a detention center at a cost of $110 a day."
Reining in Child Trafficking in the New EU
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=238Reining in Child Trafficking in the New EU
By Lisa Kurbiel
UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations
July 1, 2004
"The accession of 10 new Member States to the European Union on May 1, 2004 profoundly changed the political, economic, and judicial landscape in a part of the world where child trafficking is on the rise. In this newly transformed union, new policies, legislation, and efforts to establish an EU Convention Against Human Trafficking present key opportunities to provide special protection to child victims."
By Lisa Kurbiel
UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations
July 1, 2004
"The accession of 10 new Member States to the European Union on May 1, 2004 profoundly changed the political, economic, and judicial landscape in a part of the world where child trafficking is on the rise. In this newly transformed union, new policies, legislation, and efforts to establish an EU Convention Against Human Trafficking present key opportunities to provide special protection to child victims."
Thursday, July 01, 2004
Treatment Professionals: Take Action to End Discrimination - JoinTogether
Treatment Professionals: Take Action to End Discrimination: "Treatment Professionals: Take Action to End Discrimination
6/30/2004
Feature Commentary
By David Rosenbloom, Ph.D.
If addiction relapse occurs, clients, families, and payers often think that treatment 'failed.' But addiction professionals know that their work may not be enough if their client has no home, job, or access to food stamps or child care. Many of the major obstacles on the road to recovery are the result of public and private policies that discriminate against people with alcohol or other drug disease. "
6/30/2004
Feature Commentary
By David Rosenbloom, Ph.D.
If addiction relapse occurs, clients, families, and payers often think that treatment 'failed.' But addiction professionals know that their work may not be enough if their client has no home, job, or access to food stamps or child care. Many of the major obstacles on the road to recovery are the result of public and private policies that discriminate against people with alcohol or other drug disease. "
NEUROCOPS: TOMORROW�S DRUG WAR � New Report Warns Policing is Poised to Move Inside the Body and Brain �
PRESS RELEASE: NEUROCOPS: TOMORROW�S DRUG WAR � New Report Warns Policing is Poised to Move Inside the Body and Brain �: "NEUROCOPS: TOMORROW�S DRUG WAR � New Report Warns Policing is Poised to Move Inside the Body and Brain �
This report by the Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics is the first comprehensive and critical analysis of �pharmacotherapy,� the use of new medications designed to block the effects of illegal drugs.
(PRWEB) June 30, 2004 -- A 50-page policy report released by the non-profit Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics warns that the war on drugs may be about to enter a new era �that expands the drug war battlefield from the Columbian coca farms and the Middle Eastern poppy fields, to a new terrain directly inside the bodies and brains of drug users.� The report is the first comprehensive and critical analysis of �pharmacotherapy,� the use of new medications designed to block the effects of illegal drugs. While acknowledging that such pharmacological aids may well benefit people who voluntarily chose to use them, the CCLE report raises concerns about potential coercive use."
This report by the Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics is the first comprehensive and critical analysis of �pharmacotherapy,� the use of new medications designed to block the effects of illegal drugs.
(PRWEB) June 30, 2004 -- A 50-page policy report released by the non-profit Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics warns that the war on drugs may be about to enter a new era �that expands the drug war battlefield from the Columbian coca farms and the Middle Eastern poppy fields, to a new terrain directly inside the bodies and brains of drug users.� The report is the first comprehensive and critical analysis of �pharmacotherapy,� the use of new medications designed to block the effects of illegal drugs. While acknowledging that such pharmacological aids may well benefit people who voluntarily chose to use them, the CCLE report raises concerns about potential coercive use."
4NI - Northern Ireland On The Internet - Switched-off' public hindering prevention, says crime survey
4NI - Northern Ireland On The Internet: "30 June 2004
'Switched-off' public hindering prevention, says crime survey
The public's 'switched-off' attitude to crime prevention campaigns is hindering community safety professionals in their efforts to deliver safer, more secure communities, according to a major study funded by the Home Office.
Nearly 1,000 Tees Valley households were surveyed to provide a picture of the public's attitudes to crime prevention. The study was commissioned by Safe in Tees Valley, the community-safety consortium operating across the Tees Valley.
The report, 'Informing the Effective Use of Publicity and Media Campaigns to Reduce Crime and the Fear of Crime', found that two-out-of-three respondents (67%) claimed they 'know all there is to know' about how to protect themselves from becoming victims of crime."
'Switched-off' public hindering prevention, says crime survey
The public's 'switched-off' attitude to crime prevention campaigns is hindering community safety professionals in their efforts to deliver safer, more secure communities, according to a major study funded by the Home Office.
Nearly 1,000 Tees Valley households were surveyed to provide a picture of the public's attitudes to crime prevention. The study was commissioned by Safe in Tees Valley, the community-safety consortium operating across the Tees Valley.
The report, 'Informing the Effective Use of Publicity and Media Campaigns to Reduce Crime and the Fear of Crime', found that two-out-of-three respondents (67%) claimed they 'know all there is to know' about how to protect themselves from becoming victims of crime."
Expatica � Dutch vow to fight drugs during EU presidency
Expatica � Living in, moving to, or working in the Netherlands, plus Dutch news in English: Dutch vow to fight drugs during EU presidency
30 June 2004
"AMSTERDAM — On the eve of the Netherlands taking over the European Union presidency, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende urged on Wednesday for a crackdown on drug trafficking and called for harsher domestic and European-wide sentences.
The Netherlands is unpopular with its European neighbours for its toleration of soft drugs. The Dutch are also renowned as the world's largest producers of ecstasy and vast quantities of cocaine are smuggled through Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. "
30 June 2004
"AMSTERDAM — On the eve of the Netherlands taking over the European Union presidency, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende urged on Wednesday for a crackdown on drug trafficking and called for harsher domestic and European-wide sentences.
The Netherlands is unpopular with its European neighbours for its toleration of soft drugs. The Dutch are also renowned as the world's largest producers of ecstasy and vast quantities of cocaine are smuggled through Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. "
FT.com / Call for tougher prison terms to deter hackers
FT.com / Industries / Information technology: "Call for tougher prison terms to deter hackers
By Bob Sherwood, Legal Correspondent
Published: June 30 2004 17:31 | Last Updated: June 30 2004 17:31
Computer hackers should face much stiffer sentences in the UK to encourage police and prosecutors to treat cyber crime more seriously, a parliamentary report has urged."
By Bob Sherwood, Legal Correspondent
Published: June 30 2004 17:31 | Last Updated: June 30 2004 17:31
Computer hackers should face much stiffer sentences in the UK to encourage police and prosecutors to treat cyber crime more seriously, a parliamentary report has urged."
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