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News Archive: 5 November 30, 2004: National Compulsory Identity Cards November 30, 2004: Police Complaints and Discipline November 26, 2004: New Report on Drugs in Europe November 26, 2004: Third National Policing Plan Published November 25, 2004: Clamping Down On Organised Crime And New Police Powers November 23, 2004: Criminal Justice: Government Priorities November 23, 2004: Lawyers Urged to Widen Diversity November 19, 2004: Public Inquiry Into Death Of Zahid Mubarek Begins November 17, 2004: Cameras Arrive in Court November 16, 2004: Sex Offenders Evade Justice, Says Review November 15, 2004: More Protection for Victims of Crime November 9, 2004: New Prison Statistics Published November 8, 2004: Sentencing Guidelines Council: Home Office Response November 5, 2004: Harsh Reality For Young People In Prison November 2, 2004: New Technology Raises Arrest Rates November 1, 2004: Why Burglars Offend: New Research Crimlinks News Archive, as well as being chronologically indexed (above) are also indexed by theme (below). Crimlinks News Archive 2004 by theme: Prisons Crimlinks News Archive 2004 by theme: Police Crimlinks News Archive 2004 by theme: Probation Crimlinks News Archive 2004 by theme: Race Crimlinks News Archive 2004 by theme: Women
November 30,
2004: National Compulsory Identity Cards
November 30, 2004:
Police Complaints and Discipline November 26, 2004: Third National Policing Plan Published The third National Policing Plan 2005-08
sets the national framework for policing over the next three years. It should be
read in the context of the White Paper,
Building
Communities, Beating Crime: A better police service for the 21st century
launched on 9th November, 2004, which sets out a programme for police
reform... more November 26, 2004: New Report on Drugs in Europe The
European Monitoring
Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has launched its 2004 Annual
report on the state of the drugs problem in the European Union and Norway. November 25, 2004: Clamping Down On Organised Crime And New Police Powers A radical overhaul of the way law enforcement agencies combat organised crime, and modernisation of police powers, was set out yesterday as the Home Office published the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill. The proposals will see the creation of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and new powers to secure more convictions of crime bosses as well as additional powers for community support officers (CSOs)... more November 23, 2004: Criminal Justice: Government Priorities Addressing terrorism, organised crime and the tackling drugs are at the heart of Government priorities for the coming year. During the The Queen's Speech, given at the State Opening of Parliament today, measures were announced to:
November 23, 2004: Lawyers Urged to Widen Diversity Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) Minister David Lammy yesterday called on top law firms and chambers to take a leading role in increasing diversity in the legal profession. Opening the Standing Conference on Legal Education, sponsored by the Legal Services Consultative Panel (established under section 35 of the Access to Justice Act 1999), in London, Mr Lammy said... more November 19, 2004: Public Inquiry Into Death Of Zahid Mubarek Begins Over 70 witnesses will be called to give evidence at the Inquiry into the death of Zahid Mubarek, which has started its full hearings. The inquiry will investigate the tragic case of Zahid, 19, who was murdered four years ago, at Feltham Young Offender Institution in west London, and make recommendations to prevent such tragedies in the future. Zahid, of Walthamstow, east London, was killed by his cellmate Robert Stewart, on 21 March 2000... more November 17, 2004:
Cameras Arrive in Court
November
16, 2004: Sex Offenders Evade Justice, Says Review
November 15,
2004: More Protection for Victims of Crime November 9,
2004: New Prison Statistics Published November 8, 2004: Sentencing Guidelines Council: Home Office Response Home Secretary David Blunkett has re-stated his commitment to upholding new principles for setting murder tariffs - with the stated aim of ensuring that those convicted of murder receive a punishment that reflects the unique nature and seriousness of the crime. He agreed with the Home Affairs Select Committee that murder should be treated differently to all other offences. He re-iterated that the length of time a convicted murderer should spend in prison before becoming eligible for parole (the tariff) should only be reduced by a guilty plea in limited circumstances... more
November 5, 2004: Harsh Reality For Young People In Prison November 2, 2004: New Technology Raises Arrest Rates Results published today in a study entitled
'Driving crime down: Denying criminals the use of the road' indicate that a
hi-tech vehicle number plate scanning system has seen police arrest rates rise
significantly. The study highlights the increasing impact of technological
advances on crime detection... more November 1, 2004: Why Burglars Offend: New Research New research, just published, explores the perspectives of offenders on the offences which they commit. Home Office Research Findings no. 249, authored by Ian Hearnden and Christine Magill, is entitled 'Decision-Making By House Burglars: Offenders’ Perspectives'. It describes a study that interviewed burglars in southern England...more The following Crimlinks news archives are available:
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April 26, 2008: Probation Service "At Breaking Point", Says New Research April 25, 2008: Some Crime Is Falling: It's Official April 25, 2008: Prison Population Breaks Record April 14, 2008: Prison Self Injury Rate Growing - Howard League April 4, 2008: New Corporate Manslaughter Law April 2, 2008: More Specialist Domestic Violence Court Systems April 1, 2008: Academics Challenge Crime Research Governance March 17, 2008: 16, 2007: More Cash For Prison Drug Treatment March 17, 2008: Sentencing Crisis, Says Napo March 6, 2008: ID Cards: On The Way February 28, 2008: Community Sentences Reduce Reoffending, Says Straw February 8, 2008: Straw Supports Community Sentences February 1, 2008: First New Public Prison In A Decade January 31, 2008: Penal Policy Reform January 1, 2008: Prison Suicides Rise December 29, 2007: Prison Recalls Out Of Control, Says Napo December 28, 2007: Offenders Do 6m Hours Of Work December 20, 2007: Howard League Welcomes Inquiry December 19, 2007: The Public & Tackling Offenders December 12, 2007: Reviewing The Law On Murder December 6, 2007: Napo On The Carter Report December 6, 2007: Carter Report And New 'Titan' Prisons |
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