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Violent offenders receiving only police cautions
"If you commit a crime and get caught it is reasonable to think that you will go to court, be prosecuted and pay the price for your actions. Not necessarily. In fact, in England and Wales half of all criminal cases brought to justice these days are punished out of court by... One in 10 inmates is sex offender (Scotland)
"About one in ten of all Scottish prisoners is a registered sex offender, according to figures released by the Scottish government. Nearly 800 sex offenders were in jail at the end of March, out of a total prison... Metropolitan Police may shut down human trafficking unit
"The Metropolitan Police may shut its specialist unit to tackle human trafficking because of lack of funding. You might remember this is the second time that the unit has been threatened with closure due to funding issues; last time, it was given a reprieve."It would be a... New paedophile rules threaten Scout Jamborees in the UK.
News 11 10 2009: New rules threaten Scout Jamborees in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />UK. Organising criminal record and other checks on thousands of foreign Scout leaders entering the UK was "just not possible", a spokesman said. Volunteers who fail to register... Just one in 15 domestic violence cases results in a conviction
"There has been a huge rise in domestic violence attacks - but prosecutors are only securing convictions in one in 15 cases, it has emerged. " There is, unfortunately, nothing terribly new about this statistic because the clear up rate for domestic violence has always been... Criminals on probation commit a murder a week
"Criminals under the care of the probation service have committed almost a murder a week over the past two years, according to figures today. Offenders under supervision have been convicted of more than a thousand serious further crimes, including almost one hundred... 174 views | 45 recommendations | 4 comments
Humanity Comes full circle as the Earth turns.
The Irony of the World and its radical movements through out History. We had it all, war, oppression, injustice, resistance, terrorism, and we had it from all sides as well as in all eras. Where could we start... Deal brokered to end Northern Ireland deadlock
A deadlock that has grinded government in Northern Ireland to a halt for 152 days appears to have come to an end. the BBC is reporting that the DUP and Sinn Fein have reached a compromise that will allow the government to begin functioning normally again."The DUP and Sinn... Who's policing local elections? No one, it seems
" Who's policing local elections? No one, it seems Daphne Bramham, Vancouver SunPublished: Saturday, November 15, 2008 Imagine if municipalities decided that police would no longer enforce speed limits and instead, it would be up to other drivers to finger the... Maddie "Tapas 7" Get £375,000 Payout to Benefit the McCann's Fund
KATE & Gerry McCann's Fund will receive a boost tomorrow as the Express Group of newspapers are forced to apologise in the High Court in a libel action brought by "Tapas 7". The "Tapas 7" are the seven...
created by Christina 123 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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269 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
Crime falls, but stabbings not just an urban problem
I'm pretty fascinated (and concerned) by knife crime, and the manner in which it has gone from 'nought to 60 in 3.4 seconds'. According to this piece from the Times, it is not (as one may expect) just an urban issue. "Gordon Brown promised more beat officers to help tackle...
created by generaldecay | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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363 views | 17 recommendations | 10 comments
Science law set tone for Jindal- Creationism in Louisiana Education ?
Another controversial bill Gov Bobby Jindal signed in while everyone was watching the Louisiana PayRaise-Gate. Many are not happy. " Is it a promoter of academic freedom, or a 'Trojan horse'?Friday, June 27, 2008, By Bill Barrow BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal attracted...Cheney admits expanded military spying role inside US
" US Vice-President Dick Cheney has admitted that the US military and CIA have been spying on the financial dealings of Americans -- intelligence gathering normally authorized only by civilian policing agencies. ...British troops kill up to 100 Taleban fighters
"British troops claim to have wiped out up to 100 Taleban fighters and destroyed an enemy "regional headquarters" in Afghanistan in the Army's biggest single raid since it started policing the volatile Helmand province. The Taleban compound, in the area of Kostay south of the...Violent Crime Is Up - Cue the theorizing.
"DURING THE 1990s and the early part of this decade, crime fell and stayed down -- and politicians of all stripes claimed credit. Conservatives attributed the drop to tough sentencing policies that swelled the national prison population. The Clinton administration cited its...
created by Edmund Jenks | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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