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Latest Justice News From the Scottish Executive
 
Improving police and fire reform
  Justice Secretary announces Stage 2 amendments to strengthen legislation.
Previous convictions in court
  Justice Secretary welcomes last Scottish Law Commission report on evidence and criminal procedure.
Better support for victims and witnesses
  Consultation published to inform Victims and Witnesses Bill.
 
CjScotland News Log
 

Thursday, August 23, 2007
 
  Audit Scotland publishes follow up report on Youth Justice
 
     

“ASBOs ‘throw youth justice into disarray’” Courier
“Value for money of war on youth crime questioned” Herald
“Tackling youth crime: A £100m waste of money” Scotsman
“Cash ‘fails’ to curb youth crime” BBC
“ASBOs for under-16s putting pressure on justice system” STV
“Youth justice money doesn’t demonstrate value” Law Society Journal Online
“Youth justice spending not effective” Holyrood.com
“Crime battle cash doubts” Evening News

Press release

“Improvements in youth justice processes, but impact on outcomes
unclear”
Audit Scotland

See also

http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/. Follow the publications links to the document which is available in a number of formats, including a podcast.

 
    Posted by MM on Thu 23rd Aug 2007 at 8:15 am
Antisocial Behaviour Children and justice Children's hearings Young PeoplePermalinkTell-a-Friend
 
  Dundee domestic abuse strategy launched
 
     

“Domestic abuse strategy launched” Evening Telegraph
“Plan to tackle increasing abuse” BBC

See also

Dundee Domestic Abuse Forum

 
    Posted by MM on Thu 23rd Aug 2007 at 7:25 am
Gender and crime Domestic abusePermalinkTell-a-Friend
 

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
 
  Appeal Court rules for SPS in prisoner telephone warning rights case
 
     

Update

“Judge ‘wrong to back inmate’ in human rights phone case” Scotsman
“Prisoner’s phone case overturned” BBC
“Prison phone decision overturned”STV
“Prisoner phone calls ruling premature, say judges” Law Society Journal Online

Following posted on 23.03.07

“Jail phone case appeal considered” BBC

Following posted on 21.03.07
“Outrage at ‘ludicrous’ rights for prisoners” Press and Journal
“Prison Inspector backs jail phone call decision” STV
“Jail messages before inmate calls ‘breach human rights’ ” Herald
“Judge backs armed robber in fight over jail phone message” Scotsman
“The law-abiding have rights, too” Scotsman
“Prisoner wins phone rights case” BBC
“Armed robber wins prison phone legal fight” STV
“Prisoner wins phone message case” Law Society Journal Online

Press release
“MacAskill on Prisoner Phone Rights Case” SNP
“Phone system case makes Scotland a laughing stock” Scottish Conservatives

See also

Potter: Opinion 2007CSIH67 21.8.07
Potter: Opinion 2007CSOH56
Official Report 22.307: Miss Goldie: I sincerely hope that at the top of the agenda for discussion when the First Minister and the Prime Minister next meet will be how the European convention on human rights has been incorporated into our law. . .

 
    Posted by MM on Wed 22nd Aug 2007 at 8:09 am
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
 
  Scottish violence compensation claims fall
 
     

“Pay-outs to victims of violence fall by £4m” Scotsman

 
    Posted by MM on Tue 21st Aug 2007 at 6:45 am
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  Headcams to be used for fare enforcement on Glasgow buses: drone surveillance spreads
 
     

“Fare dodgers filmed” Evening Times
“Cameras will make bus travel safer” Evneing Times

“Eye in the sky: police use drone to spy on V festival” Guardian
“Police spy in the sky fuels ‘Big Brother’ fears” Telegraph 22.5.07

“Liberal Democrats launch attack on Brown’s ‘surveillance society’” Independent

See also

MW Power microdrones

 
    Posted by MM on Tue 21st Aug 2007 at 6:38 am
Crime Prevention CCTV Civil LibertiesPermalinkTell-a-Friend
 

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