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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... UK’s Computers Hit by 120 Countries
After the UK Governments loss of Inland Revenue database disc's, we now learn of repeated attempts to hack Government web sites by foreign groups and individuals. How safe is computerized information or... Sexual Deviants; Are They Treatable?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Studies show treatment to stop Child Molesters and Rapists is not working, initially yes, but as time passes, those sexual urges come back, resulting in... Vanished: the child victims of trafficking
"More than 180 children recently trafficked illegally into the UK have since gone missing without trace from social services care, according to a Unicef report warning that the government is failing to protect vulnerable youngsters brought into the country.
The study... Imprisoned by old-fashioned attitudes
"Running a jail must be one of the most thankless public service jobs. There is security (an escape can signal the end of a career); logistics (in these overcrowded days, prisoners come and go by the vanload); rehabilitation (slashed budgets make this almost impossible).
But... Guns - where are they all coming from?
This is a question I've asked a few times myself. The UK, in what seems a very short time, has seen a sharp rise in gun-related crime. This article points the finger at the Tories and Michael Howard - a former home secretary - for releasing two criminals early. Now, Michael... Feral Teens Symptomatic of Deeper British Malaise
"An 11-year-old football fan Rhys Jones is gunned down at close range near his home in Croxteth, Liverpool by a hooded youth on a BMX bike. There were witnesses, including a woman and her young daughter, but they were reluctant to come forward despite an emotional appeal from...Criminalizing Immigrants Makes Them Easier to Deport
I've actually been suspicious that this has been happening for a while. Not only is legislation being passed which potentially makes life difficult for foreign nationals, but they have become the most likely and unfortunate target of law enforcement and criminal justice... Saddam's Daughter Now Faces Possible Death Penalty
I am vehemently anti-death-penalty, and I see little point in executing this woman, no matter whether she's the daughter of a former tyrant or not. What will it achieve? Executing Saddam himself acheived very little, in my opinion. "Less than a year after her father was sent... Prostitutes face jail under tougher law
The demonisation of sex workers saddens me. I agree that instituting laws to punish (rather than protect) sex workers does nothing to address the problems this country is facing in it growing sex trade. It also does nothing to help the thousands of women who are forced to...Bush's lethal legacy: more executions
Less judicial process. More executions. The second excerpt I've quoted sums up how shameful this is. Predictable though. "The Bush administration is preparing to speed up the executions of criminals who are on death row across the United States, in effect, cutting out several...De-Criminalizing Mental Illness
This is a really important article (in my opinion). Mental health issues can too often be considered 'criminogenic' problems rather than welfare problems, and this, obviously, becomes controversial when they are misinterpreted in the courtroom. (This does not mean that some...Criminal Capitalism Business As Usual
"Yesterday the Chairman of RIM, makers of the Blackberry stepped down as the company was caught up in the scandal of back dating shares. This was prior to any actions taken by the SEC, against RIM, which is looking into the back dating scandal. No indication was given if...More Criminal Capitalists
"File this under business as usual...... $78 million payday, $75,000 fine Slap on the wrist in fund scandal bodes ill for investors And file this under there's a sucker born every minute......He's 25, a CEO, and on the runPolice accuse Oakville man of $8M fraud"Criminal Capitalism Redux
"I guess they couldn't wait to get their bonuses. They thought it was just business as usual. A total of six employees of the Siemens telecommunications unit Com have been arrested in connection with diverting the money to foreign bank accounts believed set up in...
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