http://www.justicepolicy.org/article.php?id=407
Doug McVay, Vincent Schiraldi, and Jason Ziedenberg
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Sunday, September 05, 2004
Swing States: Crime, Prisons and the Future of the Nation / Justice Policy Institute, 25 Aug 2004
http://www.justicepolicy.org/article.php?id=437
Eric Lotke, Deborah Stromberg & Vincent Schiraldi
PDF - http://www.justicepolicy.org/downloads/swingstate_report.pdf
Eric Lotke, Deborah Stromberg & Vincent Schiraldi
PDF - http://www.justicepolicy.org/downloads/swingstate_report.pdf
Gangster war costing $40m / [Australia] NEWS.com.au, 5 Sep 2004
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10673906%5E26462,00.html
Carly Crawford
"THE underworld war will cost Victorian taxpayers up to $40 million.
Government agencies have so far spent $36 million ridding the streets of underworld figures whose costly criminal trials have not even started.
Police sources estimate more than $34 million has been spent since May last year in the fight, spearheaded by the Purana Taskforce, against organised crime.
And Corrections Victoria has spent $1.9 million managing the influx of gangland figures over the same period. "
Carly Crawford
"THE underworld war will cost Victorian taxpayers up to $40 million.
Government agencies have so far spent $36 million ridding the streets of underworld figures whose costly criminal trials have not even started.
Police sources estimate more than $34 million has been spent since May last year in the fight, spearheaded by the Purana Taskforce, against organised crime.
And Corrections Victoria has spent $1.9 million managing the influx of gangland figures over the same period. "
Single parents' teenagers likely to use drugs / Sunday Herald,
http://www.sundayherald.com/44605
Stephen Naysmith
"TEENAGERS from lone- parent families are more likely to abuse alcohol, take up smoking and use illegal drugs, according to new research.
The findings, made by psychologists inves t igating bullying will encourage traditionalists, but both res earchers and campaigners insisted they should not be used to undermine single parents.
The Social Inclusion and Diversity Research unit at York St John College is undertaking long-term research into bullying among young people. They questioned 1832 12 to 16-year-olds about drug and alcohol use and gathered information about their family background.
Adolescents from lone- father families were more likely than any other group to experiment with illegal drugs, particularly cannabis: 31% used illegal drugs compared with 16% of those from two-parent households. They were also, at 28%, more likely to smoke tobacco .
Almost a quarter of those from lone-mother families used illegal drugs. They were also the most likely of all family groups to use alcohol, 83% of them reporting underage drinking � although this figure was high for all groups, at around 80%."
Stephen Naysmith
"TEENAGERS from lone- parent families are more likely to abuse alcohol, take up smoking and use illegal drugs, according to new research.
The findings, made by psychologists inves t igating bullying will encourage traditionalists, but both res earchers and campaigners insisted they should not be used to undermine single parents.
The Social Inclusion and Diversity Research unit at York St John College is undertaking long-term research into bullying among young people. They questioned 1832 12 to 16-year-olds about drug and alcohol use and gathered information about their family background.
Adolescents from lone- father families were more likely than any other group to experiment with illegal drugs, particularly cannabis: 31% used illegal drugs compared with 16% of those from two-parent households. They were also, at 28%, more likely to smoke tobacco .
Almost a quarter of those from lone-mother families used illegal drugs. They were also the most likely of all family groups to use alcohol, 83% of them reporting underage drinking � although this figure was high for all groups, at around 80%."
Friday, September 03, 2004
Satellite tracking of offenders: UK trial gets greenlight from Blunkett< / PublicTechnology, 3 Sep 2004
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1693
"Satellite tracking will keep close tabs on offenders in three areas of the country in a groundbreaking development launched yesterday by David Blunkett, the Home Office Home Secretary.
The tracking technology uses a satellite Global Positioning System, backed up by mobile phone technology in some cases, to monitor offenders' movements and ensure they are complying with the restrictions placed on them.
The pilots will initially run for 12 months. After that the Government will decide whether to extend the use of tracking to the whole of England and Wales. The pilots will be externally evaluated by researchers appointed by the Home Office. The pilots are taking place under the current electronic monitoring contracts. The current suppliers are Securicor, Reliance and Premier. "
"Satellite tracking will keep close tabs on offenders in three areas of the country in a groundbreaking development launched yesterday by David Blunkett, the Home Office Home Secretary.
The tracking technology uses a satellite Global Positioning System, backed up by mobile phone technology in some cases, to monitor offenders' movements and ensure they are complying with the restrictions placed on them.
The pilots will initially run for 12 months. After that the Government will decide whether to extend the use of tracking to the whole of England and Wales. The pilots will be externally evaluated by researchers appointed by the Home Office. The pilots are taking place under the current electronic monitoring contracts. The current suppliers are Securicor, Reliance and Premier. "
Recovery Advocates, Drug Courts Seek Common Ground at Conference / Join Together, 2 Sep 2004
http://www.jointogether.org/sa/news/features/reader/0%2C1854%2C574458%2C00.htmlBob Curley
"Drug courts need to be more understanding of relapse and more open to the broad range of interventions -- particularly methadone -- that help their clients beat addiction, recovery advocates told judges, prosecutors, and others attending the recent New England Association of Drug Court Professionals (NEADCP) annual conference in Boston, Mass."
"Drug courts need to be more understanding of relapse and more open to the broad range of interventions -- particularly methadone -- that help their clients beat addiction, recovery advocates told judges, prosecutors, and others attending the recent New England Association of Drug Court Professionals (NEADCP) annual conference in Boston, Mass."
Blunkett pilot to track offenders via satellite / The Register, 2 Sep 2004
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/02/satellite_monitoring/Lucy Sherriff
"David Blunkett is set to launch a year-long pilot study of his plan to track offenders by satellite. The system will allow police to monitor the movements of the tagged person 24 hours a day, and will give their location to within just a few metres
The scheme is designed for those who have served part of a custodial sentence and have been released, and those who have been given a curfew, for example. The idea is that the tracking devices would be fitted to people that police and probation officers feel are likely to contact their victims, or break the terms of their release from jail: sex-offenders, wife beaters and persistent offenders, for example."
"David Blunkett is set to launch a year-long pilot study of his plan to track offenders by satellite. The system will allow police to monitor the movements of the tagged person 24 hours a day, and will give their location to within just a few metres
The scheme is designed for those who have served part of a custodial sentence and have been released, and those who have been given a curfew, for example. The idea is that the tracking devices would be fitted to people that police and probation officers feel are likely to contact their victims, or break the terms of their release from jail: sex-offenders, wife beaters and persistent offenders, for example."
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