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+ Death penalty
+ Death penalty (US) + US. GANGS

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Information :

A
Age of criminal responsibility - Art Theft (FBI) (USA) -
B
Biometrics - Britain is 'surveillance society' (GB) - British Bobby (GB) -
C

Camera looks through clothing - CCTV - Children out late 'unacceptable' (GB) -
Convict escapes using spoon - Cops Train Vulture to Hunt for Bodies
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Crimemapper - Crimestoppers (GB)
- Cyber doormen (USA) -

D

Diana's death (GB) - Digital Universe - Dye-bomb -

E
Emergency Numbers around the world -
F

Famous cases (Bonnie and Clyde) (USA) - Famous inmates (Alcatraz) (USA) - Famous mugshots -
Famous prisoners (Tower of London)
(GB) -
Fat policemen
(Mexico) - Fictional Detectives -

G
GPS - Greenville Correctional Center - Guantanamo
H
How we leave an electronic footprint -
I

Imprisonment for a kiss - Interpol -

M

Metropolitan Police and Young people (GB) - Metropolitan Police Crime Mapping (GB) -
Microchip implant - Mosquito (GB) -

O
Offenders to wear community vests -
P

Pedal patrol car - Pickpocket Methods - Police -
Police have fired tear gas and plastic bullets in Pittsburgh
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Prison
- Prison Valley
- Prisoners - Prisons - Private 'police' provoke concern -

R
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) -
S
Scotland Yard (GB) - Sherlock Holmes (GB) - Silver bells to thwart pickpockets (GB) -
Smart dye helps to beat criminals
T
Thieves steal kitchen sink from South Africa police -
U
US man freed by DNA evidence after 35 years in prison
V
Violent crimes (GB) -
W
What do the police do ? (GB) -

 

  • Thieves steal kitchen sink from South Africa police
    "South Africa's police are investigating after thieves stripped a police station of all its contents, down to the kitchen sink..
    The robbers helped themselves to everything of value - including doors, cupboards, basins, cutlery, tiles, furniture, electrical equipment and mortuary fridges...
    How bizarre, that the police will now have to investigate a crime committed at a police station..."

    (BBC)

  • Cops Train Vulture to Hunt for Bodies
    "German police have trained “Sherlock”, a vulture, to hunt for dead bodies in remote locations...
    Vultures like Sherlock have a keen sense of smell and are able to detect the scent of rotting flesh from 1,000 metres (3,000 feet) up in the air."

    (neatorama.com)

 

  • Pedal patrol car
    "Police in Hampshire, UK, have a new patrol vehicle in their fleet — a five-speed, pedal-powered car:
    Officers believe building their new five-gear vehicle, which has a top speed of 20 miles per hour, will help combat anti-social behaviour.[...]
    PC Keith Waller, who will pilot the vehicle, spent 40 hours painstakingly building the replica car with children aged 13 to 16 at Ringwood Comprehensive School.
    He insisted that getting involved with the project allowed police to show their “fun side” and made them look “cooler” and “more approachable”.

    (presurfer.blogspot.com)

 

See Crime Stoppers International

 

  • Convict escapes using spoon
    "A violent criminal used a spoon to dig her way out of a Dutch prison...
    The 35-year-old woman, held for an unspecified "violent crime", fled on Saturday night through a tunnel she had dug with a spoon."

    (telegraph.co.uk)

  • US man freed by DNA evidence after 35 years in prison
    "A US man has become the longest-serving prisoner to be freed after DNA evidence proved he was innocent of the crime he was convicted of three decades ago...
    He said the support of his family and his religious faith had helped him get through his ordeal...
    Last year Florida passed a law that means Mr Bain is entitled to $1.75m (£1.08m) for the time he spent in jail while innocent."

    (BBC)

 

  • Private 'police' provoke concern
    "The growing number of private security companies policing UK streets is a worrying development, senior police figures say."
    In Darlington, "residents there pay between £2 and £4 a week to have their homes included in regular patrols and to receive an instant response
    if they need help."

    The vice chairman of the Police Federation said :
    "I understand the public's fear of crime but actually it's the police who patrol public space and we should be very wary about giving those powers to private security companies."

    (BBC)


    "Security guards in Darlington say
    they are filling a vacuum left by the police."
 
  • Police have fired tear gas and plastic bullets
    "at protestors attempting to march to the convention centre where the G20 summit is taking place in Pittsburgh...
    The last G20 summit, held in London, was also marred by serious violence with numerous clashes between protestors and the police.
    "
    (inthenews.co.uk)




2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit
"The second G20 2009 summit will hopefully evaluate the measures taken in April 2009 in London and implement new policies which will stimulate
the global economy."

(Wikipedia)


  • Silver bells to thwart pickpockets.
    "Shoppers are being given pairs of silver bells to attach to wallets, mobile phones and handbags in a bid to stop pickpockets in Somerset, England.
    Police hope people will be able to hear if they have become a victim of theft."

    (BBC)


  • Children out late 'unacceptable'
    "Home Secretary Jacqui Smith says it is unacceptable for parents not to know what their children are up to at night.
    She was speaking after police in 27 council areas in England picked up and returned 120 youngsters late on Friday.
    Operation Staysafe was intended to stop children becoming victims of crime or being drawn into criminal behaviour."

    (BBC)
  • Offenders to wear community vests
    "Thousands of offenders in England and Wales are to wear high visibility vests while doing community service."
    + AUDIO
    (BBC News)

 

 

  • Crimemapper
    An interactive map of crime reports in the Sacramento region

    (crimemap.scoopytube.com)
    "You write in the address of a home, residence, school, etc.; click, and you are then shown a map of the area with markers explaining what crime was committed where and when over the past year.
    A program like this has tons of possibilities for English Language Learners and others.  Students could analyze their neighborhood  crime’s statistics and compare it with others, then discuss the reasons for differences.
    They could look at the stats and organize a meeting with police to discuss any concerns they and their families might have.
    And these are just two of many ideas."

    (Larry Ferlazzo)

 

  • Smart dye helps to beat criminals
    "In a UK first, a man has been convicted of robbery thanks to forensic evidence from a special dye which carries a unique chemical signature
    linking him to his crimes...

    When a cash box from a security van is stolen and opened it triggers a dye-bomb inside the box which covers the thief and his haul....
    it is invisible to the naked eye but when put under UV light it glows green."

    - with a VIDEO
    (BBC)

 

  • INTERPOL :

  • About INTERPOL
    "INTERPOL is the world's largest international police organization, with 186 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police
    co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime..."

    The word 'INTERPOL' is a contraction of 'international police'.
    (interpol.int)

    About INTERPOL :
    General Secretariat - Member countries - National Central Bureaus - Governance - History - Legal materials - Distinctive signs -
    Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's files / Core functions /
    News Drugs and criminal organizations /
    Financial and high-tech crime /
    Fugitives /
    Public safety and terrorism /
    Trafficking in human beings /
    Corruption /
    Other crime areas /
    Regional activities /
    International liaison /
    Publications Recruitment

 

  • Interpol (Wikipedia)
    1 History - 2 Methodology - 3 Member states - 4 Fictional Interpol Agents - 5 External links

 

  • Interpol's five priority crime areas (interpol.int)
    Drugs and organized crime / Financial and High-tech Crime / Public safety and terrorism / Trafficking in human beings / Fugitives

 

 

  • CCTV :


    1 History
    2 Industrial processes
    3 Crime prevention and detection
    4 Monitoring for safety
    5 Closed Circuit Digital Photography (CCDP)
    6 Traffic monitoring
    7 Privacy
    8 Fears of technological developments
    9 Retention, Storage and Preservation
    10 Special uses...

     

    • CCTV boom 'failing to cut crime'
      "Huge investment in closed-circuit TV technology has failed to cut UK crime, a senior police officer has warned...
      an "utter fiasco" - with only 3% of London's street robberies being solved using security cameras. "

      + New database
      (BBC)

     

     

 

  • Microchip implant (human)
    "A human Microchip Implant is an integrated circuit device or RFID tag encased in silicate glass and implanted into a human's body.
    Such implants can be used for information storage, including personal identification, medical history, medications, allergies, and contact information."

    (Wikipedia)

    Personal identification
    (Wikipedia)

  • BIOMETRICS :


     

    • Examples of Biometric Systems (biometrics.org)
      Face - Multimodal - Fingerprint / Palm Print Retinal -
      Hand and Finger Geometry - Vein - Handwriting - Various/Others -
      Iris - Voice/Speaker

     

    • Biometric passport (Wikipedia)
      1 Types of biometric passports
      1.1 European biometric passports
      1.2 American biometric passports
      1.3 Australian biometric passports
      2 Opposition
      2.1 Dutch biometric passports
      2.2 The RFID-Zapper
      3 The U.S. biometric passport program
      3.1 History
      3.2 Participants
      4 External links

     

    • How Biometrics Works (howstuffworks.com)
      With the help of Q, James Bond can easily past a security system that requires the villain's irises,
      his voice and the shape of his hand to get inside. Real-life businesses and governments are using biometrics -- technology that identifies you based on your physical or behavioral traits -- for added security.
      Learn about biometric systems.

 

  • Radio-frequency identification (RFID)
    "is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders.
    An RFID tag is an object that can be applied to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification using radiowaves.
    Some tags can be read from several meters away and beyond the line of sight of the reader..."

    (Wikipedia)

 

  • Global Positioning System (GPS)
    "Utilizing a constellation of at least 24 Medium Earth Orbit satellites that transmit precise microwave signals, the system enables a GPS receiver
    to determine its location, speed, direction, and time..."

    (Wikipedia)

 

  • New Study Forecasts Explosive Growth of the Digital Universe; Spotlights Worldwide Phenomenon of "Digital Shadow"
    "For First Time the "Digital Shadow" - Amount of Digital Information Being Generated About People -Surpasses the Amount They Create Themselves;
    Digital Universe Bigger Than Estimated Due to Explosion of Digital Cameras, Digital TVs, Surveillance Cameras and Social Networks."
    + a video
    (marketwire.com)

 

 

  • Police to focus on violent crimes
    "Police in England and Wales are to have targets on minor offences relaxed to allow them to focus on combating violent crime, it is understood... Schoolchildren may have to pass through metal detectors"

    (BBC)

 

  • Rise of the cyber doormen
    "Doormen are the eyes and ears of New Yorkers, providing a personalised service to their residents and acting as a filter to the outside world at the
    same time. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week."

    (BBC)

 

  • Call to scrap 'anti-teen' device
    "A high-pitched device used to disperse teenagers is being challenged by campaigners, who say it is not a fair way to treat young people. There are estimated to be 3,500 of the devices, known as the mosquito, in use across the country. Their sound causes discomfort to young ears - but their frequency is above the normal hearing range of people over 25. The Children's Commissioner for England says they should be scrapped as they infringe the rights of young people."
    (BBC)

 

  • Fat policemen ordered to diet
    "More than 400 policemen in a Mexican city have been ordered to go on a diet. Senior officers in Aguascalientes say they are too fat to do their jobs properly. Las Ultimas Noticias reports that about 15% of policemen in the city are considered to be obese. A police spokesman said: "They have to keep up with the new policemen who are all in good shape. "If they continue to be so fat they won't be even able to chase a turtle!"
    (excoboard.com)

    "Les autorités de la ville d'Aguascalientes, dans le centre du Mexique, veulent faire maigrir leurs policiers souvent obèses: une prime de 100 pesos (environ 7 euros) par kilogramme perdu leur est promise à titre d'encouragement."
    (20minutes.fr)

 

  • Coroner's Inquests into the Deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Mr Dodi Al Fayed :
    Documents - Photos
    (scottbaker-inquests.gov.uk)

 

  • Metropolitan Police - Young people
    "This part of the site specifically targets the youth of London, delivering useful guidance on crime prevention and how to stay
    safe. The site also offers advice such as what to do if your mobile phone is stolen or if you are being bullied."

    (met.police.uk)

 

  • Scotland Yard (Wikipedia)
    1 History
    2 Popular culture
    3 See also
    4 Notes
    5 External links


 

 

 

  • PRISONS :

     

    • Prison Valley - Un webdocumentaire
      "Bienvenue à Cañon City, Colorado.
      Un coin reculé de 36.000 âmes et 13 prisons, dont «Supermax», la nouvelle Alcatraz américaine.
      Une ville-prison où même ceux qui vivent dehors vivent dedans..." 

      (prisonvalley.arte.tv)




    • Joe Arpaio
      = "a law enforcement officer and the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
      Arpaio, who promotes himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff", is controversial for his approach to operating
      the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
      ."
      (Wikipedia)


      + Official site (mcso.org)

      + See ARIZONA

    • Prison (Wikipedia)
      1 Prisons in the criminal justice system
      2 Military prisons
      3 Political prisons
      4 World prison populations
      5 Prisons in the United Kingdom
      6 Prisons in the United States of America

     

    • ADX Florence (Wikipedia)
      "The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX) in Florence is a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. Also known unofficially as ADX Florence, Florence ADMAX, Supermax, or the Alcatraz of the Rockies,
      it is operated by the federal government..."
      1 History - 2 The prison - 3 Psychological effects - 4 Human rights - 5 Prisoners - 6 External Links

     

    • Prisons in the United States (Wikipedia)
      1 Conditions of imprisonment - 2 Privatization - 3 Federalism - 4 Sentencing -
      5 Security Levels
      - 5.1 Super max - 5.2 Maximum Security - 5.3 Close Security - 5.4 Medium Security - 5.5 Minimum Security -
      6 California - 7 Population Statistics - 8 Comparison with other countries - 9 Notes and references -
      10 See also - 11 External links

     

    • Camp Delta, Echo, and Iguana are prisons at Guantanamo Bay. (Wikipedia)


      Lien modifié


      Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
      IT "is a controversial United States detention center operated by Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002 in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, which is on the shore of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
      ...
      The detainees currently held as of June 2008 have been classified by the United States as "enemy combatants".
      After claims were made that these prisoners were not entitled to the protections of the Geneva Conventions,
      the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against this interpretation on 29 June 2006..."

      (Wikipedia)

       

     


 

 

  • Art Theft - FBI (fbi.gov)
    Overview / Stories / Top 10 Cases / Art Crime Team

 

 

 

  • Police (Wikipedia)
    1 Introduction
    2 Police armament and equipment
    3 Police compared to military
    4 Difficult issues
    5 Policing structures
    6 Various police agencies
    7 For concepts, see also:
    8 Police methods, services, and tactics
    9 Ethical issues related to police
    10 Notable historical police personalities...