http://www.gcn.com/print/25_22/41482-1.html
David Essex
"Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are known for sweating the nitty-gritty details of dull but vital standards for everything from bulletproof vests to medical measurement devices and IT encryption. And now, agency experts are bringing the same precision to computer forensics, fully aware that the final say lies in the notoriously low-tech realm of the judicial system. NIST’s efforts are two-pronged: a library of software applications and programs for testing the reliability of forensics tools. The Defense Department’s Cyber Crime Center evaluates hardware and software to determine whether the technology will meet DOD’s forensics needs. DC3 publishes an online catalog available to federal agencies and law enforcement organizations."
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Special Report | Computer forensics: The new DNA / GCN, 2006
http://www.gcn.com/print/25_22/41500-1.html
Patience Wait
"DOD lab excavates bits, bytes to dig out information. Within a week of discovering computer equipment in the bombed-out safehouse of slain terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, U.S. and Iraqi forces carried out more than 450 raids targeting followers of al-Qaida’s leader in Iraq. The vital information that led to the military action came from the Defense Department’s growing ability to uncover and comprehend information stored on everything from disk drives and cell phones to personal digital assistants and Global Positioning System equipment." [Forensic Science]
Patience Wait
"DOD lab excavates bits, bytes to dig out information. Within a week of discovering computer equipment in the bombed-out safehouse of slain terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, U.S. and Iraqi forces carried out more than 450 raids targeting followers of al-Qaida’s leader in Iraq. The vital information that led to the military action came from the Defense Department’s growing ability to uncover and comprehend information stored on everything from disk drives and cell phones to personal digital assistants and Global Positioning System equipment." [Forensic Science]
Corruption through neglect / Guardian Blog, 31 Jul 2006
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/juliet_lyon/2006/07/post_274.html
Juliet Lyon
"Prison staff need more training and support of they are to root out the corruption in their service. News of a study by the Prison Service's anti-corruption unit and the Metropolitan Police blows the whistle on corrupt prison staff. While most prison staff do a good job in difficult circumstances, the presence of even a small number of corrupt officers not only undermines their efforts but also wrecks public confidence in a service with a duty to maintain safety and security. In private prisons, not yet under review, things may be even worse given National Audit Office concerns about high staff turnover and lack of experience."
Juliet Lyon
"Prison staff need more training and support of they are to root out the corruption in their service. News of a study by the Prison Service's anti-corruption unit and the Metropolitan Police blows the whistle on corrupt prison staff. While most prison staff do a good job in difficult circumstances, the presence of even a small number of corrupt officers not only undermines their efforts but also wrecks public confidence in a service with a duty to maintain safety and security. In private prisons, not yet under review, things may be even worse given National Audit Office concerns about high staff turnover and lack of experience."
Supervision instead of incarceration / Gazette, 31 Jul 2006
http://www.gazetteextra.com/drugcourt073106.asp
Mike DuPre'
"One of the main principles of Drug Court is that forced treatment does, in fact, work," Perlich said. "Probably better than voluntary treatment because it's forced on you. You have to do it." Participants-currently 39-are referred to drug court by any of a number of criminal justice professionals, including police officers, prosecutors and judges. Typically, they have been charged, but not yet convicted, with a drug crime-and possibly other crimes, Perlich said. They might be in some other Justice Sanction program as well, such as electronic monitoring or day reporting. They are tested frequently for substance use, often daily for drug use, sometimes twice a day for drinking."
Mike DuPre'
"One of the main principles of Drug Court is that forced treatment does, in fact, work," Perlich said. "Probably better than voluntary treatment because it's forced on you. You have to do it." Participants-currently 39-are referred to drug court by any of a number of criminal justice professionals, including police officers, prosecutors and judges. Typically, they have been charged, but not yet convicted, with a drug crime-and possibly other crimes, Perlich said. They might be in some other Justice Sanction program as well, such as electronic monitoring or day reporting. They are tested frequently for substance use, often daily for drug use, sometimes twice a day for drinking."
Sponge footballs to reduce nuisance problems / Lancashire telegraph, 31 Jul 2006
http://digbig.com/4mexf
Ian Singleton
"CHILDREN in Blackburn are being given free sponge footballs by police in a bid to cut down on noise and damage from playing soccer in the street. Around 200 of the balls have been bought by Blackburn police as part of moves to kick anti-social behaviour' connected to street football into touch."
Ian Singleton
"CHILDREN in Blackburn are being given free sponge footballs by police in a bid to cut down on noise and damage from playing soccer in the street. Around 200 of the balls have been bought by Blackburn police as part of moves to kick anti-social behaviour' connected to street football into touch."
[Iran] Death sentence for Ahwazis confirmed by Supreme Court / BAFS,
http://digbig.com/4mexe
"Tribal leaders, teachers, businessmen, students and mothers are among those Ahwazis who are destined for the gallows or the dungeons, following closed trials by Iran's notorious revolutionary courts.The British Ahwazi Friendship Society (BAFS) has received the names and details of those set to be executed, imprisoned or banished as part of Iran's increased repression in the restive Arab-majority province of Khuzestan, known to the indigenous inhabitants as Al-Ahwaz." [Country Profiles]
"Tribal leaders, teachers, businessmen, students and mothers are among those Ahwazis who are destined for the gallows or the dungeons, following closed trials by Iran's notorious revolutionary courts.The British Ahwazi Friendship Society (BAFS) has received the names and details of those set to be executed, imprisoned or banished as part of Iran's increased repression in the restive Arab-majority province of Khuzestan, known to the indigenous inhabitants as Al-Ahwaz." [Country Profiles]
Hackers Clone E-Passports / Wired, 3 Aug 2006
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71521-0.html?tw=rss.technology
Kim Zetter
"A German computer security consultant has shown that he can clone the electronic passports that the United States and other countries are beginning to distribute this year. The controversial e-passports contain radio frequency ID, or RFID, chips that the U.S. State Department and others say will help thwart document forgery. But Lukas Grunwald, a security consultant with DN-Systems in Germany and an RFID expert, says the data in the chips is easy to copy. "The whole passport design is totally brain damaged," Grunwald says. "From my point of view all of these RFID passports are a huge waste of money. They're not increasing security at all."[IPS; Passports; electronic Tagging]
Kim Zetter
"A German computer security consultant has shown that he can clone the electronic passports that the United States and other countries are beginning to distribute this year. The controversial e-passports contain radio frequency ID, or RFID, chips that the U.S. State Department and others say will help thwart document forgery. But Lukas Grunwald, a security consultant with DN-Systems in Germany and an RFID expert, says the data in the chips is easy to copy. "The whole passport design is totally brain damaged," Grunwald says. "From my point of view all of these RFID passports are a huge waste of money. They're not increasing security at all."[IPS; Passports; electronic Tagging]
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