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Special constables underused in Lothian
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
“Police under fire over unused specials: Police have failed to make use of 40 special constables in Edinburgh despite a dramatic fall in the force?s crime clear-up rate. . . “ Evening News
Posted by MM on Tue 10th Feb 2004 at 11:14 pm
Police Civilians
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HMCIP report on open prisons (Noranside, Castle Huntly) published
“Call for prison head to return to post: The Governor of Tayside?s two jointly-managed open prisons should be returned to his post urgently to sort out serious problems identified in an official investigation, it was demanded yesterday. The chairmen of the visiting committees of Noranside and Castle Huntly criticised the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) for seconding Ian Whitehead to work at HQ in Edinburgh. They also voiced concerns that pressures on the closed prisons would mean a big rise in the number of inmates sent to the open establishments, with possibly up to 200 in each compared to the present combined total of under 300. . .” Courier 12.2.04.
“Open prisons ‘failing’ inmates: Scotland’s two open prisons have been criticised for not properly preparing inmates for life after release. Dr Andrew McLellan, Scotland’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, spoke of his “disappointment” at the preparation for release programmes at Castle Huntly and Noranside jails. . .” BBC
“Open prisons fail to prepare inmates” Grampian TV
“Castle Huntly criticised again: Castle Huntly open prison near Dundee is designed to be the last point of call before inmates are released back into society. But a new report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons says sentence management at Castle Huntly has deteriorated over the last year. . .” Grampian TV
“Inspectors? report slates Tayside?s open prisons: Inspectors delivered a scathing report on Tayside?s two open prisons yesterday?saying the system for preparing inmates for release at one of them was ?worse than chaotic?. . .” Courier 11.2.04.
Press release
“Prison Open Estate report published: ?Many of the things that matter in a prison are done well in the Open Estate. But full and proper preparation for release is still not taking place?, Scotland?s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Andrew McLellan said today on publication of his HMCIP report. . .” Scot. Exec.
See also
HM Inspectorate of Prisons. Open Estate.
Prisons and prisoners Inspection reports
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Call for better protection for sexually exploited children on the net
“More help needed for abused children: A leading charity in Scotland is calling for more to be done to help thousands of children who are photographed or filmed by paedophiles and never tracked down. . .” Scottish TV
“Police action against net paedophiles ‘completely inadequate’” Guardian
“Mystery over child sex abuse victims” Evening News
“Scandal of children sold for sex online” Evening Times
Also
“Child exploitation big business: aid worker: A Dundee-based support group has logged 100 cases of children from Tayside being sexually exploited in the past 12 months. Eighteen And Under, which runs a national helpline, has also had calls from a similar number of victims from outside the region during that time. . .” Courier
Press release
“Find the forgotten children abused through the Internet and camera phones” Barnados.
“Just One Click: A hard hitting new report calls on governments not to abandon the growing number of younger and younger children who are suffering increasingly violent assaults and whose torture is broadcast around the world via the Internet and mobile phones. . .” Barnados.
See also
Cyberspace Research Unit. University of Central Lancashire.
Internet chatroom advice to protect children. Scot Exec. See related entry below dated 9.2.04.
Posted by MM on Tue 10th Feb 2004 at 9:27 pmChildren and justice Victims and witnesses
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Daily Record reports on ‘vice’ and organised crime in Scotland II
“Hookers haunt oil capital: Daily Record
“?10..in a minute it was in the hands of heroin dealers”Daily Record
“All I’ve got is arthiritis” Daily Record
“Wheels” Daily Record
“Hostel is a front for the drag’s biggest drug suppliers: Daily Record
“Cities:[. . .] Do we sweep it under the carpet and pretend it will go away? . . .“ Daily Record
“Should we sweep this sleaze under the carpet? Zones won’t solve the issue: Glasgow has commissioned an international report on tackling the problem of prostitution. . .“Daily Record
See also
“Crime expos鳠spark death threats: “Several main players are obviously throwing their weight around and we take specific death threats made to newspaper staff very seriously indeed.” Strathclyde Police officer. . .” Scotsman
“Police call for curbs on Edinburgh sex trade: Police have called for a clampdown on Edinburgh’s sex trade after finding people living permanently in the city’s network of saunas and massage parlours. . .” Herald
Posted by MM on Tue 10th Feb 2004 at 2:36 pmCrime data Drugs and alcohol Gender and crime Prostitution
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Lighter fuel sold to children
“?Act or quit? call on sale of lighter fuel: Scotland’s leading campaigner for a change in legislation to make it easier to prosecute shopkeepers who sell lighter fuel to under-age children has demanded that the Lord Advocate acts now or quits. John O?Brien from Methil, whose 16-year-old son Lee died two years ago after sniffing butane gas, hit out after it was revealed that almost half of Fife shop- keepers visited in an undercover operation willingly sold fuel to youngsters. . .” Courier
“Half of all Shops selling killer fuel to kids: Almost half of the shops targeted in a crackdown on lighter fluid were illegally selling it to kids. . .” Daily Record
Posted by MM on Tue 10th Feb 2004 at 2:32 pmDrugs and alcohol Young People
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Constitutional Affairs Select Committee slams UK Supreme Court plans
“Court plans ‘need more scrutiny’: Scottish concerns must be addressed to protect the country’s legal tradition if a UK supreme court is set up, a cross-party group of MPs have said.
A select committee of MPs is calling for Scotland’s legal system to be recognised in planned reforms. . .” BBC
“MPs give damning verdict on supreme court: Members of parliament today deliver a withering verdict on the government’s plans for a supreme court, based in London, to hear final Scottish civil appeals and devolution cases. . .” Herald
“Supreme court plans ‘ignore Scotland’: Plans to establish a United Kingdom Supreme Court have been hurried through and ignore the implications for the Scottish legal system, a damning report by MPs claims today. . .” Scotsman
“Supreme court plan needs more thought: Law made in haste is normally bad law. So it comes as no surprise that the House of Commons Constitutional Affairs Committee has savaged the government?s over-hasty plans to establish a new supreme court for the whole of the United Kingdom. . .” Scotsman
“MPs warn UK reform must protect Scottish legal tradition” Evening News
Press Release
“Housing Supreme Court in London is ‘missed opportunity’” Scottish Liberal Democrats
See also
Constitutional Affairs Select Committee publicatons Link not up at time of posting.
Posted by MM on Tue 10th Feb 2004 at 2:23 pmCourts
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Dundee: twin track approach to youngsters causing trouble.
Monday, February 09, 2004
“Ardler action on thug culture: Police and youth workers in Dundee are targeting a gang of drink-fuelled youths who have embarked on a spree of destruction in Ardler [. . .] Vandals have been responsible for damaging bus shelters and starting fires in blocks that are due to be demolished as part of the estate?s ?80m re-development project. Police are carrying out patrols in the area to stamp out such behaviour and are working with the city council?s education and communities departments to offer youngsters alternatives to hanging around on street corners. . .” Evening Telegraph
Posted by MM on Mon 9th Feb 2004 at 11:54 pm
Crime Prevention Community initiatives Criminal Justice Social Work Drugs and alcohol Police Young People
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Research into victim’s perceptions of their dealings with police published
Research into victim’s perceptions of their dealings with police was published last week.
Overall the research reports general satisfaction about the service received although less so amongst people subject to repeat victimisation. Other findings include that “women reported being given less technical information than did men about how their case would be progressed”.
Research
The Interface between the Scottish Police Service and the Public as Victims of Crime: Victim Perceptions.
Full report.
Research Findings.
Police Victims and witnesses
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Glasgow restorative justice scheme criticised
“Justice scheme ‘is a soft option’: Young offenders are getting off too lightly under Glasgow’s restorative justice scheme, it was claimed today. The project was branded a soft option after it emerged two boys aged 12 and 14, who caused ?50,000 damage to a train, spent a week of their holidays at a rail depot as punishment. Tory MSP Bill Aitken condemned the scheme after also learning a 15-year-old boy with a previous record, who was involved in attacks on firefighters, was given a caution and ordered to tour a fire station . . .” Evening Times
Posted by MM on Mon 9th Feb 2004 at 11:29 pmChildren and justice Non-custodial justice projects Reparation and Restorative Justice Sentencing
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Tagging children and human rights
“Tagging ?breaches child rights?: The proposed electronic tagging of offenders under the age of 16 would breach both the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN convention on the rights of the child, according to a leading Scots lawyer. Professor Alan Miller, former head of the Scottish Human Rights Centre, said the plan, part of the controversial Antisocial Behaviour Bill, which is going through the Scottish Parliament, conflicted with the UK commitment to both article 8 of the ECHR and article 40 of the UN convention . . .” Herald
See also
[url=http://www.echr.coe.int/Convention/webConvenENG.pdf]Convention for the Protection
of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as amended . . .” [/url]
Antisocial Behaviour Bill (as introduced). S.90 proposes to repeal the words ?of 16 years of age or more? in subsection (1) of section 245A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (restriction of liberty orders). Is this correct?
Update: The 1995 Act was amended by s5 Crime and Punishment (Scotland )Act 1997 which inserted a new section 245A relating to Restriction of Liberty Orders into the 1995 Act . Thanks to Robin McEwan for this guidance! MM.
Posted by MM on Mon 9th Feb 2004 at 3:52 pmAntisocial Behaviour Children and justice Criminal justice reform Legislation Europe and justice Human Rights Sentencing Tagging/tracking
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