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Thursday, August 05, 2004

Victims of Violent Juvenile Crime [USA] / OJJDP Bulletin -- July 2004

http://www.ncjrs.org/html/ojjdp/201628/contents.html

Doe Network: International Center for Unidentified and Missing Persons

doenetwork.org

  • "A volunteer organization devoted to assisting Law Enforcement in solving cold cases concerning Unexplained Disappearances and Unidentified Victims from North America, Australia and Europe." Includes extensive photo and case files on both unidentified victims and unexplained disappearances. The database can be searched by names, location, dates, and other keywords. Forms are available to add both unidentified victims and missing persons to the database."
  • Wednesday, August 04, 2004

    Final Report / OxyContin task force report, June 2004

    http://www.gov.nl.ca/health/publications/oxyfinal/OxyContinFinalReport.pdf

  • Police should have access to medical information to stop people from illegally obtaining the powerful painkiller OxyContin.
  • Current Strategies for Reducing Recidivism / Center for Impact Reserach August 2004

    http://www.impactresearch.org/documents/applyingonline.pdf

  • Finds that mandatory addiction treatment, education programs, and employment services are effective in preventing people involved in the justice system from returning to prison.

  • Tuesday, August 03, 2004

    When politics gets in the way of policing / Scotsman, 2 Aug 2004

    http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=884602004

  • Dan McDougall
    "The crisis surrounding how to tackle increasing criminality within Scotland�s Asian community is one that sees the need to imprison those who threaten the fabric of our society overshadowed by politics and the spectre of police racism. "
  • Al-Qaeda cyber terrorist panics US | The Register, 2 Aug 2004

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/02/al_qaeda_cyber_terror_panic/
    Thomas C Greene
    "The New York Times claims that Khan had 'told investigators that most of al-Qaeda's communications were now done through the Internet, the official said. After a message was sent and read by the recipient, the entire communication and related files were deleted to maintain secrecy, he said. Mr. Khan had told investigators that e-mail addresses were generally not used more than a few times.'"

    Drug dosages increasing: Dutch study / The Australian:, 23 July 2004]

    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10221669%5E23289,00.html
  • Ecstasy is being taken in stronger doses in the drug-tolerant Netherlands but fewer people became ill while using it last year, according to a study published Thursday.

    The conclusions were reached by the National Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, which tested nearly 4,500 pills provided by users or confiscated from revelers at nightclubs, where use of the amphetamine is most popular. "