Policing, crime prevention initiatives, detection, police policy, etc.

Monday, April 28, 2003 Stop-search report angers police chiefs Young black law-breakers are more likely than whites to be caught because their areas are over-policed, a critical report by the Metropolitan Police's political authority on stop and search has suggested. Telegraph 3:24:29 AM    comment [] Cardboard cut-outs join crime fight Crime hotspots across Rowley will be policed by two new cardboard cut-out `recruits', it was announced today. Old Hill police are taking the innovative approach to tackling crime with funding from the Rowley Town team and have based the cut-outs on two real officers - PC Karen Southey and PC Richard Demers. Halesowen News 3:20:41 AM    comment [] Observer Special: Crime Uncovered A wide range of articles on crime and criminal justice in an Observer Special. Here are some selected highlights, or you can find the whole list here. Crime down but we refuse to believe it Three out of four people in Britain think crime is rising, although official statistics show it has been falling for a decade. Two-thirds of voters think burglaries are increasing, whereas they fell by 11 per cent last year. Seven out of 10 think street crime is rising, even though it is stable. Things can only get different Statistics say one thing, our gut feelings another. So are we winning the fight against crime, or is crime simply adapting to the changing contours of the modern world? Timeline: 50 years of crime In his own words: the probationer "I'm on probation for drink-driving. That was my last offence. My first run-in with the law was at the age of 17. I started nicking industrial vans and selling all the tools." Leader: Crime worries us too much The uncovered poll This special Observer/ICM poll reveals a nation eager to get tough... The Bill? This is more like The Office The coming ideas in crime prevention DNA, the second revolution So where are the big ideas? The finest minds have long pondered futuristic solutions to crime. But perhaps the easiest solution is to make fewer things illegal. 8:46:31 AM    comment [] © Copyright 2003 Nick Page.

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