New Scientist: "Risk of radioactive 'dirty bomb' growing
19:00 02 June 04
The risk of somebody somewhere triggering a radioactive 'dirty bomb' is growing, evidence gathered by the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency suggests. "
www.newscientist.com
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Thursday, June 03, 2004
Risk of radioactive 'dirty bomb' growing - New Scientist
New Scientist: "Risk of radioactive 'dirty bomb' growing
19:00 02 June 04
The risk of somebody somewhere triggering a radioactive 'dirty bomb' is growing, evidence gathered by the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency suggests. "
www.newscientist.com
19:00 02 June 04
The risk of somebody somewhere triggering a radioactive 'dirty bomb' is growing, evidence gathered by the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency suggests. "
www.newscientist.com
:Race, ethnicity prime motivator of hate crimes: study - CBC News
CBC News:Race, ethnicity prime motivator of hate crimes: study: "
Race, ethnicity prime motivator of hate crimes: study
Last Updated Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:04:00
TORONTO - Most hate crimes in Canada are based on race or ethnicity and visible minority Canadians are twice as worried as other Canadians about becoming victims, suggests a Statistics Canada study. "
Race, ethnicity prime motivator of hate crimes: study
Last Updated Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:04:00
TORONTO - Most hate crimes in Canada are based on race or ethnicity and visible minority Canadians are twice as worried as other Canadians about becoming victims, suggests a Statistics Canada study. "
EU hands airline data to US | The Register
EU hands airline data to US | The Register: "EU hands airline data to US
By John Leyden
Published Tuesday 1st June 2004 10:42 GMT
European Community officials signed off a deal to transfer airline passenger data (passenger name records, PNR) to the US authorities last Friday.
The controversial agreement goes into effect despite a vote by the European Parliament last month to refer the deal - which quite clearly breaches EU privacy legislation - to the European Court of Justice. By getting European foreign ministers to back the deal the Commission has pushed through the contentious proposals despite data privacy concerns."
By John Leyden
Published Tuesday 1st June 2004 10:42 GMT
European Community officials signed off a deal to transfer airline passenger data (passenger name records, PNR) to the US authorities last Friday.
The controversial agreement goes into effect despite a vote by the European Parliament last month to refer the deal - which quite clearly breaches EU privacy legislation - to the European Court of Justice. By getting European foreign ministers to back the deal the Commission has pushed through the contentious proposals despite data privacy concerns."
FBI unveils plan for better computers and information access for agents
FBI unveils plan for better computers and information access for agents
By Chris Strohm
By the end of the year, the FBI plans to field the first phase of a new information management system, install a centralized Internet network at field offices nationwide and give agents the ability to access an integrated terrorist watch list, the bureau's new chief information officer said last week.
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0504/052704c1.htm
By Chris Strohm
By the end of the year, the FBI plans to field the first phase of a new information management system, install a centralized Internet network at field offices nationwide and give agents the ability to access an integrated terrorist watch list, the bureau's new chief information officer said last week.
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0504/052704c1.htm
'Radical' shift in Turkey's judiciary | csmonitor.com
'Radical' shift in Turkey's judiciary | csmonitor.com: "'Radical' shift in Turkey's judiciary
In a bid to join the EU, Turkish judges and prosecutors are being trained in the fundamentals of human rights law.
By Yigal Schleifer | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor "
In a bid to join the EU, Turkish judges and prosecutors are being trained in the fundamentals of human rights law.
By Yigal Schleifer | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor "
Punish or reform: Can tags keep young offenders out of prison? - The Independent
News: "Punish or reform: Can tags keep young offenders out of prison?
People aged 18 to 20 convicted of a social offence have a 72 per cent chance of reoffending, writes crime correspondent Jason Bennetto. But pilot community schemes may help them go straight
01 June 2004"
People aged 18 to 20 convicted of a social offence have a 72 per cent chance of reoffending, writes crime correspondent Jason Bennetto. But pilot community schemes may help them go straight
01 June 2004"
Nuisance neighbours face compulsory life skills lessons - Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports |
Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Nuisance neighbours face compulsory life skills lessons: "Nuisance neighbours face compulsory life skills lessons
Alan Travis, home affairs editor
Tuesday June 1, 2004
The Guardian
'Neighbours from hell' who are evicted from their council homes will have to agree to take compulsory rehabilitation programmes to get rehoused under new government plans.
The home secretary, David Blunkett, has acknowledged the criticism that evicting anti- social families and simply rehousing them means that someone else gets the nuisance neighbour"
Alan Travis, home affairs editor
Tuesday June 1, 2004
The Guardian
'Neighbours from hell' who are evicted from their council homes will have to agree to take compulsory rehabilitation programmes to get rehoused under new government plans.
The home secretary, David Blunkett, has acknowledged the criticism that evicting anti- social families and simply rehousing them means that someone else gets the nuisance neighbour"
County works to open drug treatment court - Daily Herald
Daily Herald: "County works to open drug treatment court
By Tony Gordon Daily Herald Legal Affairs Writer
Posted 6/1/2004
Lake County officials are seeking a new way to fight crime by attacking it at its roots.
Substance abuse plays a role in as many as 80 percent of crimes, and a drive to create a special court where addiction issues are brought to the forefront is moving ahead."
By Tony Gordon Daily Herald Legal Affairs Writer
Posted 6/1/2004
Lake County officials are seeking a new way to fight crime by attacking it at its roots.
Substance abuse plays a role in as many as 80 percent of crimes, and a drive to create a special court where addiction issues are brought to the forefront is moving ahead."
:Moral education for millions of minors highlighted as priority in China : Xinhuanet - English ::
:: Xinhuanet - English ::: " Guan Ying, a researcher with the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences who was involved in a national study tracking about 2,000juvenile delinquents, said poor grades and other unpleasant experiences at school are for many minor offenders a starting point on the road toward delinquency. "
"BUSINESS FAILS TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS 01/06/04
content: "BUSINESS FAILS TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS01/06/04
Only ten per cent of employees are likely to be given time off to support charities this week, according a a new survey marking National Volunteering Week.
According to the survey by pollsters YouGov, commissioned by consultancy firm KPMG, only 4% of employees are given paid time off to support charities, with a further 6% allowed to take unpaid leave. Sixty per cent of those surveyed who do not volunteer claim this is because of a lack of time. More than a quarter of those surveyed (27%) also said their employer did not offer a payroll giving scheme. "
Only ten per cent of employees are likely to be given time off to support charities this week, according a a new survey marking National Volunteering Week.
According to the survey by pollsters YouGov, commissioned by consultancy firm KPMG, only 4% of employees are given paid time off to support charities, with a further 6% allowed to take unpaid leave. Sixty per cent of those surveyed who do not volunteer claim this is because of a lack of time. More than a quarter of those surveyed (27%) also said their employer did not offer a payroll giving scheme. "
European Parliament Elections 2004 | Deutsche Welle | 01.06.2004
European Parliament Elections 2004 | Europe | Deutsche Welle | 01.06.2004: "European Parliament Elections 2004
Voters from the European Union will have their say in June when they cast ballots for the bloc's parliament. With citizens from 10 new members states going to the polls along with those from the 15 old members, the EU's only directly-elected decision-making body will be bigger than ever.
But who are the parliamentarians and how are they elected? When and where do they meet? What does the European Parliament do and how does it work?"
Voters from the European Union will have their say in June when they cast ballots for the bloc's parliament. With citizens from 10 new members states going to the polls along with those from the 15 old members, the EU's only directly-elected decision-making body will be bigger than ever.
But who are the parliamentarians and how are they elected? When and where do they meet? What does the European Parliament do and how does it work?"
EU BORDER CONTROLS REGULATION
1. EU: The Commission has put forward a Communication and draft
Regulation on EU border controls - internal and external - which will
"consolidate" all existing laws including the Schengen "acquis" on
this issue. see: Communication and proposed Council Regulation
establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of
persons across borders: see:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/jun/Com-391-free-movement.pdf
Regulation on EU border controls - internal and external - which will
"consolidate" all existing laws including the Schengen "acquis" on
this issue. see: Communication and proposed Council Regulation
establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of
persons across borders: see:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/jun/Com-391-free-movement.pdf
"Forgotten Prisoners - The Plight of Foreign National Prisoners
"Forgotten Prisoners - The Plight of Foreign National Prisoners
in England and Wales": Report from the Prison Reform Trust,
see: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/may/PRTmay04.pdf
in England and Wales": Report from the Prison Reform Trust,
see: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/may/PRTmay04.pdf
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
First aid for gun crime hotspots - BBC
Residents living in some of Manchester's gun crime hotspots are getting first aid training to use at the scenes of shootings.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/3764645.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/3764645.stm
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
Police Accountability - � Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS) - South Africa
Police Accountability - Current Information � Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS): "Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS)
Charles Nqakula
25/05/2004
Date: 25/05/2004 Source: Ministry of Safety and Security Title: C Nqakula: Parliamentary Media Briefing, May 2004 http://www.gov.za/ "
Charles Nqakula
25/05/2004
Date: 25/05/2004 Source: Ministry of Safety and Security Title: C Nqakula: Parliamentary Media Briefing, May 2004 http://www.gov.za/ "
Al Qaeda targets US oil supplies | csmonitor.com
Al Qaeda targets US oil supplies | csmonitor.com: "
World > Middle East
from the June 01, 2004 edition
Al Qaeda targets US oil supplies
Analysts say the Saudi attack could be a new tactic aimed at slowing the US economy.
By Faiza Saleh Ambah | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA � In two deadly attacks here in the past month, analysts see Al Qaeda-linked groups adopting new tactics and targets - encouraging self-organizing cells to hit soft targets in an effort to drive away Western oil workers, damage the Saudi petroleum industry, and slow the US economy. "
World > Middle East
from the June 01, 2004 edition
Al Qaeda targets US oil supplies
Analysts say the Saudi attack could be a new tactic aimed at slowing the US economy.
By Faiza Saleh Ambah | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA � In two deadly attacks here in the past month, analysts see Al Qaeda-linked groups adopting new tactics and targets - encouraging self-organizing cells to hit soft targets in an effort to drive away Western oil workers, damage the Saudi petroleum industry, and slow the US economy. "
Teens use 'legal' cold medicine to get high | csmonitor.com
Teens use 'legal' cold medicine to get high | csmonitor.com: "Over the past several years, drug counselors around the country have noticed a significant hike in the abuse of the cough suppressant dextromethorphan (DXM). Poison-control centers have also reported a doubling of the number of calls since 2001. But because it's a legal drug, it's not tracked by any of the major groups that follow teen drug use. So it's difficult to gauge how just how widespread the problem is."
Britain to 'win hearts and minds' of its Muslims -Straits times MAY 31, 2004
Britain to 'win hearts and minds' of its Muslims - MAY 31, 2004: "Britain to 'win hearts and minds' of its Muslims
LONDON - Britain signalled its commitment to its Muslim community yesterday as a leaked document revealed a project to 'win the hearts and minds' of Islamic extremists and Al-Qaeda sympathisers."
LONDON - Britain signalled its commitment to its Muslim community yesterday as a leaked document revealed a project to 'win the hearts and minds' of Islamic extremists and Al-Qaeda sympathisers."
Undercover agents fight net piracy -BBC NEWS | Technology |
BBC NEWS | Technology | Undercover agents fight net piracy: "Last Updated: Sunday, 30 May, 2004, 23:09 GMT 00:09 UK
Undercover agents fight net piracy
By Jane Wakefield
BBC News Online technology reporter
He works undercover, has an online identity which he cannot reveal to anyone for fear of exposure and has to maintain anonymity or face threats to his personal security.
.........
He is one of a team of investigators employed by the BSA to patrol the internet and take action against online pirates. "
Undercover agents fight net piracy
By Jane Wakefield
BBC News Online technology reporter
He works undercover, has an online identity which he cannot reveal to anyone for fear of exposure and has to maintain anonymity or face threats to his personal security.
.........
He is one of a team of investigators employed by the BSA to patrol the internet and take action against online pirates. "
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