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Your average car thief or bail jumper has no idea as he drives along, but the van is packed with cutting-edge technology.
As soon as he drives past, the net closes in.
Cameras mounted on the back of the van clock the vehicle's number plate, sending the info into a computer containing nearly every national database.
An alarm sounds in the van and a specially-trained police operator instantly sees the vehicle and the driver's history.
Wanted for jumping bail on an assault charge? You're there, car nicked the previous day in Cardiff?, there's no escape.
The operator quickly radios a team of coppers a few hundred yards down the road, the car is stopped and another potential offender is off the streets."
SOCIETY, SOCIAL MEDIA, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE< GOVERNMENT>JUSTICE - a selective newsfeed
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006
South African Gangs Target Shopping Malls, Threaten Retail Boom / Bloomberg.com, 17 Jan 2006
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"Armed robberies at shopping malls are threatening to halt a retail boom in South Africa. Raids on cash transports between stores and banks jumped 15 percent last year, said Kenny Fihla, chief executive officer of Johannesburg-based lobby group Business Against Crime, in a telephone interview. Guards have been gunned down and shoppers hospitalized during the attacks, which have captured newspaper headlines nationwide."
"Armed robberies at shopping malls are threatening to halt a retail boom in South Africa. Raids on cash transports between stores and banks jumped 15 percent last year, said Kenny Fihla, chief executive officer of Johannesburg-based lobby group Business Against Crime, in a telephone interview. Guards have been gunned down and shoppers hospitalized during the attacks, which have captured newspaper headlines nationwide."
City finds way to cut gun crime - 01/16/06 - The Detroit News
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Norman Sinclair
"A criminal justice program that uses a carrot-and-stick approach to disrupt gangs and keep a tight rein on paroled felons has led to a dramatic reduction in gun crime in one of Detroit's most violent neighborhoods. The Joshua Project, initiated by Attorney General Mike Cox in 2004, keeps gun crime offenders on a short leash by targeting members of gangs or groups of suspects and pressuring all of them if one is suspected of a crime."
Norman Sinclair
"A criminal justice program that uses a carrot-and-stick approach to disrupt gangs and keep a tight rein on paroled felons has led to a dramatic reduction in gun crime in one of Detroit's most violent neighborhoods. The Joshua Project, initiated by Attorney General Mike Cox in 2004, keeps gun crime offenders on a short leash by targeting members of gangs or groups of suspects and pressuring all of them if one is suspected of a crime."
[Germany] Fashion Police Clamp Down on Trendy Cops at World Cup / Deutsche Welle, 16 Jan 2006
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"'We want German police to have a united front in terms of appearance.' The decree, which will be published next month, will stay in force until after the June 9 to July 9 World Cup finals. The order, which applies to Germany's federal police, matches regulations which already apply to state police forces."
"'We want German police to have a united front in terms of appearance.' The decree, which will be published next month, will stay in force until after the June 9 to July 9 World Cup finals. The order, which applies to Germany's federal police, matches regulations which already apply to state police forces."
PM speaks to The Sun / The Sun, Jan 2006
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006010469,00.html
"TONY BLAIR has urged Sun readers to 'shop a yob' in the first ever podcast by a British Prime Minister. Talking to The Sun's Political Editor George Pascoe-Watson, the Prime Minister backed our campaign to rid Britain's streets of the louts who make decent people's lives a misery. Promising tough new powers for police to close rowdy pubs, take drug dealers' money and evict people who cause mayhem, Mr Blair told how everyone has to work together to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour - adding 'I can't do it sitting in Downing Street'. "
Podcast - http://www.thesun.co.uk/mediaFile/0,,2003452674,00.mp3
"TONY BLAIR has urged Sun readers to 'shop a yob' in the first ever podcast by a British Prime Minister. Talking to The Sun's Political Editor George Pascoe-Watson, the Prime Minister backed our campaign to rid Britain's streets of the louts who make decent people's lives a misery. Promising tough new powers for police to close rowdy pubs, take drug dealers' money and evict people who cause mayhem, Mr Blair told how everyone has to work together to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour - adding 'I can't do it sitting in Downing Street'. "
Podcast - http://www.thesun.co.uk/mediaFile/0,,2003452674,00.mp3
Changing Law on Cannabis Could Cost NHS / Alcoholics Anonymous Reviews, 18 Jan 2006
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"Downgrading cannabis to a class C drug has overlooked the extra burden on health services and the danger posed to young people by the increased strength of the drug, psychiatrists have warned. They are urging the Government to review the reclassification of cannabis from a class B to class C substance because of 'a wealth' of research linking the drug to psychosis, violence and psychological impairment.
Doctors at A&E departments are increasingly having to deal with a rising number of youngsters suffering from cannbis related psychosis. The Royal College of Psychiatrists says it is 'very concerned' about the Home Secretary's possible decision not to reclassify cannabis."
"Downgrading cannabis to a class C drug has overlooked the extra burden on health services and the danger posed to young people by the increased strength of the drug, psychiatrists have warned. They are urging the Government to review the reclassification of cannabis from a class B to class C substance because of 'a wealth' of research linking the drug to psychosis, violence and psychological impairment.
Doctors at A&E departments are increasingly having to deal with a rising number of youngsters suffering from cannbis related psychosis. The Royal College of Psychiatrists says it is 'very concerned' about the Home Secretary's possible decision not to reclassify cannabis."
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