http://www.heroproject.org/SHWebClass.asp?WCI=ShowDoc&ID=3140
Part One - Executive Summary of the Comparative Assessment of European Prison Systems.
Part Two - An Analysis of the European Prison Systems.
Part Three - Prison Profiles for Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and The United Kingdom.
Part Four - EU Prison Profiles for Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden.
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Thursday, September 09, 2004
Helping European offenders reject the criminal lifestyle / IST Results, Sep 2004-
http://istresults.cordis.lu/index.cfm/section/news/tpl/article/BrowsingType/Features/ID/69851
"Europe has over 350,000 prisoners housed in gaols across the region. Seventy per cent of them have some form of mental health problem, and a high proportion lack even basic literacy or numeracy skills," says Joe Cullen of the UK's Tavistock Institute, explaining the HERO project, and its aim to help prisoners and reduce the incidence of re-offending.
With some 60 per cent of the prison population likely to re-offend within two years of release, the IST project HERO focused on the problem of how to reduce re-offending levels. To this end the project developed and tested a range of ICT tools designed to tackle two key areas. First, to assist prisoners and prison professionals make more informed decisions about personal health and education whilst in prison. Second, to help offenders improve their preparation for release and for life on the outside."
"Europe has over 350,000 prisoners housed in gaols across the region. Seventy per cent of them have some form of mental health problem, and a high proportion lack even basic literacy or numeracy skills," says Joe Cullen of the UK's Tavistock Institute, explaining the HERO project, and its aim to help prisoners and reduce the incidence of re-offending.
With some 60 per cent of the prison population likely to re-offend within two years of release, the IST project HERO focused on the problem of how to reduce re-offending levels. To this end the project developed and tested a range of ICT tools designed to tackle two key areas. First, to assist prisoners and prison professionals make more informed decisions about personal health and education whilst in prison. Second, to help offenders improve their preparation for release and for life on the outside."
Sentencing reform will help us get smart on crime / [USA] Tallahassee Democrat, 8 Sep 2004
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/opinion/9602597.htmStephen Saloom
"In the American criminal-justice system, 'Our resources are misspent, our punishments too severe, (and) our sentences too long.'
These aren't the words of some wild-eyed liberal. These were the remarks of conservative U. S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, urging the American Bar Association to lead the effort to reform that system.
Responding to his call, the ABA formed a 'Justice Kennedy Commission,' assigning some of the nation's top attorneys to investigate and report on the health of the American correctional system. After a year of intensive research and hearings throughout the country, the commission, headed by former prosecutor Steven Salzburg, determined that there were serious structural defects in our criminal-justice system and provided specific recommendations for addressing them."
"In the American criminal-justice system, 'Our resources are misspent, our punishments too severe, (and) our sentences too long.'
These aren't the words of some wild-eyed liberal. These were the remarks of conservative U. S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, urging the American Bar Association to lead the effort to reform that system.
Responding to his call, the ABA formed a 'Justice Kennedy Commission,' assigning some of the nation's top attorneys to investigate and report on the health of the American correctional system. After a year of intensive research and hearings throughout the country, the commission, headed by former prosecutor Steven Salzburg, determined that there were serious structural defects in our criminal-justice system and provided specific recommendations for addressing them."
Racism linked to deprivation, says minister / Irealnd On-Line, 9 Sep 2004
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=116909364&p=yy69yxx7x
"Racism is subtle and selfish in Irish society and lack of services in deprived areas is often a major cause, it was claimed today.
Community Affairs minister Eamon O Cuiv said the problem was inherent in Irish society and directed against asylum seekers, Travellers and even native speakers of the Irish language.
He said that part of the source of racism in Ireland is in deprived areas where groups are competing for scarce resources and services."
"Racism is subtle and selfish in Irish society and lack of services in deprived areas is often a major cause, it was claimed today.
Community Affairs minister Eamon O Cuiv said the problem was inherent in Irish society and directed against asylum seekers, Travellers and even native speakers of the Irish language.
He said that part of the source of racism in Ireland is in deprived areas where groups are competing for scarce resources and services."
Italy plays role of Europe's immigration gatekeeper / Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep 2004
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0909/p04s01-woeu.html
Sophie Arie
"Italy, which struggles to patrol its 1,500 miles of porous coastline, is battling to dispel its image as an easy entry point onto the Continent. And it is calling on the European Union for help. After all, once immigrants penetrate Italy or Spain by sea from North Africa, the new arrivals are free to spread through 15 other European countries whose shared borders are open under the Schengen border agreement."
Sophie Arie
"Italy, which struggles to patrol its 1,500 miles of porous coastline, is battling to dispel its image as an easy entry point onto the Continent. And it is calling on the European Union for help. After all, once immigrants penetrate Italy or Spain by sea from North Africa, the new arrivals are free to spread through 15 other European countries whose shared borders are open under the Schengen border agreement."
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Police can keep DNA of innocent people indefinitely / Statewatch, Sep 2004
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/sep/03uk-dna-database.htm
"The highest court in the land, in the House of Lords, ruled on 22 July that DNA samples taken from people who are not charged with an offence or who are acquitted can still be held indefinitely by police. Looks at the history of police powers to take and retain DNA samples and the judgement by the "Lords of Appeal"."
"The highest court in the land, in the House of Lords, ruled on 22 July that DNA samples taken from people who are not charged with an offence or who are acquitted can still be held indefinitely by police. Looks at the history of police powers to take and retain DNA samples and the judgement by the "Lords of Appeal"."
Children bear the brunt of "anti-social behaviour" / Statewatch, Sep 2004
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/sep/01uk-asbos.htm
On 19 July the Home Office launched a five-year strategic plan entitled Confident Communities in a Secure Britain. The package was greeted with uniform hostility from opposition parties who claimed it to be little more than an attempt to grab headlines. Indeed, there are very few new measures, rather just modifications to existing mechanisms for combating anti-social behaviour. Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, Mark Oaten, claimed that "this government promised to be tough on crime and the causes of crime. We have seen a lot of get tough rhetoric but little progress on tackling the causes". Criminalising low-level nuisance behaviour is not likely to reduce the public's fear of crime. It is children, in particular, that seem to be the target of this anti-social behavioural clampdown having already faced increasing restrictions of their civil liberties over the last five years."
Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBO's) target children and protestors: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/sep/asbo.pdf
On 19 July the Home Office launched a five-year strategic plan entitled Confident Communities in a Secure Britain. The package was greeted with uniform hostility from opposition parties who claimed it to be little more than an attempt to grab headlines. Indeed, there are very few new measures, rather just modifications to existing mechanisms for combating anti-social behaviour. Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, Mark Oaten, claimed that "this government promised to be tough on crime and the causes of crime. We have seen a lot of get tough rhetoric but little progress on tackling the causes". Criminalising low-level nuisance behaviour is not likely to reduce the public's fear of crime. It is children, in particular, that seem to be the target of this anti-social behavioural clampdown having already faced increasing restrictions of their civil liberties over the last five years."
Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBO's) target children and protestors: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/sep/asbo.pdf
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