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Monday, October 30, 2006
The Independent Review of Crime Statistics / Community Safety Journal, Volume 5 Issue 4 October 2006
PDF - http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/journals/CSJ/thismonthssample.pdf
Chris Fox ; Samantha Mackay ; Tim Hope
"This article summarises and discusses the main findings from a recently completed Independent Review of Crime Statistics. The Review focused upon the use of crime statistics and their fitness for purpose with particular attention paid to the needs of 'the public'. The main conclusion was that the ongoing development of crime statistics is hampered by a confusion of means (technical discussions about crime statistics that focus on their interpretation and reliability) and ends (conceptual discussions about the purposes and interests of different groups in using crime statistics). [This work was commissioned by the Statistics Commission and the published reporttogether with the Statistics Commission’s own report is available on their website (www.statscom.org.uk).]
Chris Fox ; Samantha Mackay ; Tim Hope
"This article summarises and discusses the main findings from a recently completed Independent Review of Crime Statistics. The Review focused upon the use of crime statistics and their fitness for purpose with particular attention paid to the needs of 'the public'. The main conclusion was that the ongoing development of crime statistics is hampered by a confusion of means (technical discussions about crime statistics that focus on their interpretation and reliability) and ends (conceptual discussions about the purposes and interests of different groups in using crime statistics). [This work was commissioned by the Statistics Commission and the published reporttogether with the Statistics Commission’s own report is available on their website (www.statscom.org.uk).]
Software to help state monitor sex offenders' online activities / The Advocate, 16 Oct 2006
http://digbig.com/4nnqm
Zach Lowe
"Computer software designed to alert probation officers if a convicted sex offender visits inappropriate Web sites, chat rooms or sends harassing e-mails will be implemented next year. "This is real-time technology," said Charles Onley, research associate for the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Sex Offender Management. "This is not something you're seeing six months later."
Zach Lowe
"Computer software designed to alert probation officers if a convicted sex offender visits inappropriate Web sites, chat rooms or sends harassing e-mails will be implemented next year. "This is real-time technology," said Charles Onley, research associate for the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Sex Offender Management. "This is not something you're seeing six months later."
[USA] STUDY: MEDIA RARELY NOTES WHEN ALCOHOL PLAYS ROLE IN VIOLENT CRIMES AND ACCIDENTS / Research News, 23 Oct 2006
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/medialc.htm
"The news media seriously underreport the role alcohol plays in violent crimes, injuries and traffic accidents, according to a new national study. While alcohol is believed to play a role in about one-third of homicides and fatal motor vehicle accidents, media reports linked alcohol to specific accidents or crimes significantly less frequently. [..] Results appear in the November 2006 issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol."
"The news media seriously underreport the role alcohol plays in violent crimes, injuries and traffic accidents, according to a new national study. While alcohol is believed to play a role in about one-third of homicides and fatal motor vehicle accidents, media reports linked alcohol to specific accidents or crimes significantly less frequently. [..] Results appear in the November 2006 issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol."
Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade - website / ONDCP
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/
"The Street Terms database contains over 2,300 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity. The database is used by police officers, parents, treatment providers and others who require a better understanding of drug culture.
You can also download a printable version of Street Terms (PDF)."
"The Street Terms database contains over 2,300 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity. The database is used by police officers, parents, treatment providers and others who require a better understanding of drug culture.
You can also download a printable version of Street Terms (PDF)."
Separation of detained mothers from breastfed babies to stop / The Guardian, 25 Oct 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/story/0,,1931318,00.html
Matt Weaver
"Immigration officials are to be ordered to stop separating breastfeeding mothers from their babies in the drive to deport failed asylum seekers after the government was told that the practice flouts UN conventions."
Matt Weaver
"Immigration officials are to be ordered to stop separating breastfeeding mothers from their babies in the drive to deport failed asylum seekers after the government was told that the practice flouts UN conventions."
UK government responds to committee report / Security Document World, 26 Oct 2006
http://digbig.com/4nnqk
"The UK government has responded to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s report on the Home Office’s ID cards scheme, which is part of a wider inquiry into the government’s treatment of scientific advice, risk and evidence. [..] A full copy of the government’s response is available from the IPS website."
"The UK government has responded to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s report on the Home Office’s ID cards scheme, which is part of a wider inquiry into the government’s treatment of scientific advice, risk and evidence. [..] A full copy of the government’s response is available from the IPS website."
[Australia] Police uniforms found for sale on website / News.com, 25 Oct 2006
http://digbig.com/4nnqj
Tuck Thompson
"ANYONE wanting to disguise themselves as a police officer would have to look no further than an Australian Federal Police union website. For less than $40, anyone can buy jackets and hats emblazoned with the logo of the AFP, one of the main government agencies responsible for anti-terror operations. The site even offers international shipping."
Tuck Thompson
"ANYONE wanting to disguise themselves as a police officer would have to look no further than an Australian Federal Police union website. For less than $40, anyone can buy jackets and hats emblazoned with the logo of the AFP, one of the main government agencies responsible for anti-terror operations. The site even offers international shipping."
NYC Subway Cars Newest Addition to TSA's Explosives Detection / GovTech, 24 Oct 2006
http://digbig.com/4nnqg
"Two New York City subway cars were recently moved to the TSA's National Explosive Detection Canine Team Program facility in San Antonio, Texas. The cars will be part of a new mass transit facility used to familiarize canine teams from across the nation with a typical mass transit station."
"Two New York City subway cars were recently moved to the TSA's National Explosive Detection Canine Team Program facility in San Antonio, Texas. The cars will be part of a new mass transit facility used to familiarize canine teams from across the nation with a typical mass transit station."
Probe into deportation firm / New Zealand Herald, 23 Oct 2006
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Maggie McNaughton
"Immigration Minister David Cunliffe has ordered a report on allegations that a South African company employed by the Government to deport African overstayers has used questionable travel documents. One News reported that the Government had been criticised by an Australian human rights group for paying thousands of dollars to Synman and Migliore, also known as SMI, and parent company P&I, which they say use questionable travel documents in order to return Africans home."
Maggie McNaughton
"Immigration Minister David Cunliffe has ordered a report on allegations that a South African company employed by the Government to deport African overstayers has used questionable travel documents. One News reported that the Government had been criticised by an Australian human rights group for paying thousands of dollars to Synman and Migliore, also known as SMI, and parent company P&I, which they say use questionable travel documents in order to return Africans home."
Crime gangs infiltrating financial services / Money Management, 27 Oct 2006
http://www.moneymanagement.com.au/articles/fc/0c0462fc.asp
John Wilkinson
"Organised crime gangs are putting ‘sleepers’ into financial services companies to extract client data that can be used for fraud. KPMG forensic partner Garry Gill said the move, where the gang will pay for the education of a person and help them secure a job in a financial services company, is becoming more common in the UK."
John Wilkinson
"Organised crime gangs are putting ‘sleepers’ into financial services companies to extract client data that can be used for fraud. KPMG forensic partner Garry Gill said the move, where the gang will pay for the education of a person and help them secure a job in a financial services company, is becoming more common in the UK."
Mass Vaccination Unnecessary In The Event Of A Large Bioterrorist US Smallpox Attack / Medical News Today, 18 Oct 2006
http://digbig.com/4nnqd
"Mass vaccination would not be necessary in the event of a large-scale smallpox bioterrorist attack in the United States, according to a study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center that appears online in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases."
"Mass vaccination would not be necessary in the event of a large-scale smallpox bioterrorist attack in the United States, according to a study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center that appears online in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases."
The New Global Slave Trade / Foreign Affairs, November/December 2006
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/2006/6.html
Ethan B. Kapstein
"Most people think of slavery as a purely historical phenomenon. In fact, the practice thrives around the world today. The same factors that contribute to economic globalization have given rise to a booming international traffic in human beings, often with the connivance of national governments. Fighting this scourge successfully will take more than another UN treaty: Western nations must use their military might." [Sub required]
Ethan B. Kapstein
"Most people think of slavery as a purely historical phenomenon. In fact, the practice thrives around the world today. The same factors that contribute to economic globalization have given rise to a booming international traffic in human beings, often with the connivance of national governments. Fighting this scourge successfully will take more than another UN treaty: Western nations must use their military might." [Sub required]
UK immigration staff can ask Muslim women to remove veils / Work Permit, 27 Oct 2006
http://digbig.com/4nnqb
"The Home Office has confirmed immigration officers have the right to ask women wearing veils to remove them so that they can check their identity when they first arrive in the United Kingdom. Women would be asked to lift their veil in a private area if there were "sensitive or cultural reasons" why it could not be taken off if public, the UK Home Office Minister Liam Byrne said."
"The Home Office has confirmed immigration officers have the right to ask women wearing veils to remove them so that they can check their identity when they first arrive in the United Kingdom. Women would be asked to lift their veil in a private area if there were "sensitive or cultural reasons" why it could not be taken off if public, the UK Home Office Minister Liam Byrne said."
Glasgow to deal with new asylum bids / Evening times, October 2006
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5058597.html
"Asylum applications made in Scotland will now be dealt with by two specialist teams in Glasgow. Immigration Minister Liam Byrne said he hopes the new city-based teams will mean decisions can be reached within six months. He said officials believe the changes will lead to less dawn raids on failed asylum seekers."
"Asylum applications made in Scotland will now be dealt with by two specialist teams in Glasgow. Immigration Minister Liam Byrne said he hopes the new city-based teams will mean decisions can be reached within six months. He said officials believe the changes will lead to less dawn raids on failed asylum seekers."
Company's software can keep tabs on low-risk offenders online / Houston Chronicle, 21 Oct 2006
http://digbig.com/4nnpx
ANASTASIA USTINOVA
"In 32 years as a probation officer, Steve Swan has faced a growing caseload that brought with it a mountain of paperwork. Last year, Swan found money in the county's probation department budget to hire a consultant, Colin Mason, to help him break from the old-fashioned way of doing things. A program developed by Mason's company, Circle7Software, allows Swan to keep in touch with low-risk offenders online as he received reports and fees from them."
ANASTASIA USTINOVA
"In 32 years as a probation officer, Steve Swan has faced a growing caseload that brought with it a mountain of paperwork. Last year, Swan found money in the county's probation department budget to hire a consultant, Colin Mason, to help him break from the old-fashioned way of doing things. A program developed by Mason's company, Circle7Software, allows Swan to keep in touch with low-risk offenders online as he received reports and fees from them."
Police launch gun crime strategy / BBC, 26 Oct 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6086258.stm
"Criminal gangs often pass guns to one another. A new gun crime strategy in England and Wales has been launched by the Association of Chief Police Officers. Keith Bristow, chief constable of Warwickshire, revealed plans for a new database on guns used in crimes. It means detectives will be able to find out if a gun or ammunition was used in an earlier crime within 24 hours rather than waiting weeks. The National Ballistics Intelligence Programme will be run from centres in London, Birmingham and Manchester."
"Criminal gangs often pass guns to one another. A new gun crime strategy in England and Wales has been launched by the Association of Chief Police Officers. Keith Bristow, chief constable of Warwickshire, revealed plans for a new database on guns used in crimes. It means detectives will be able to find out if a gun or ammunition was used in an earlier crime within 24 hours rather than waiting weeks. The National Ballistics Intelligence Programme will be run from centres in London, Birmingham and Manchester."
EU migrants fuel UK growth debate / BBC, 25 Oct 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6083328.stm
Robert Plummer
"As in the US, where immigration has also become a hot political issue, experts seem to agree that the UK economy is bigger and faster-growing because of foreign-born workers. One study, by the accountancy firm Grant Thornton, concluded that as much as one percentage point of UK growth in 2005 and 2006 was contributed by migrants."
Robert Plummer
"As in the US, where immigration has also become a hot political issue, experts seem to agree that the UK economy is bigger and faster-growing because of foreign-born workers. One study, by the accountancy firm Grant Thornton, concluded that as much as one percentage point of UK growth in 2005 and 2006 was contributed by migrants."
Are we going right way to kick bother off buses / This is Bradford, 27 Oct 2006
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Jim Greenhalf
"Freedom of movement on public transport is a fundamental right of tax-paying citizens. The same applies to the movement of vehicles belonging to the emergency services. These freedoms have been under random attack by groups of lurking teenagers for a long time."
Jim Greenhalf
"Freedom of movement on public transport is a fundamental right of tax-paying citizens. The same applies to the movement of vehicles belonging to the emergency services. These freedoms have been under random attack by groups of lurking teenagers for a long time."
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