Information :

• 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)

• Crimestoppers
  "We are an independent charity helping to find criminals and help solve crimes."
  
  Most Wanted by crime type :
• Home
• Burglary
• Drugs
• Gun/Knife Crime
• Murder
• Recall to prison
• Robbery
• Sexual Offences
• Theft
• Violence
• Other Crimes...

See Crime Stoppers International

• Britons sentenced to a month in prison for kissing in Dubai restaurant
  "Two Britons have been sentenced to a month's imprisonment for indecency after a local woman took objection to them kissing in a restaurant."
  
  

• 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)

  

• Metropolitan Police Crime Mapping
  with Crime rate / Total notifiable offences / Comparisons / Trends
  (maps.met.police.uk)

  

• 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 :

• CCTV :

  Closed-circuit television (Wikipedia) 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)   Big Brother is shouting at you "Britain's first 'talking' CCTV cameras have arrived, publicly berating bad behaviour and shaming offenders into acting more responsibly..." - in Middlesbrough , a large town in North East England (Daily Mail) + Surveillance cameras that scold you (boingboing.net) + Town trials talking CCTV cameras : "Street offenders on Teesside are being shamed by "talking" CCTV cameras." (BBC) + The CCTV camera telling people off (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 :

  Biometrics (content.answers.com) Lien modifié   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)

  

• Camera 'looks' through clothing
  "A camera that can "see" explosives, drugs and weapons hidden under clothing from 25 metres has been invented."
  (BBC)

  

• 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
  
  
  

• Britain is 'surveillance society' - a text (BBC)
  + How we leave an 'electronic footprint'

  
  

• Age of criminal responsibility internationally
  
  - in the States
  (zimmer.csufresno.edu)

• PRISONERS :
  
  

  Famous prisoners - Tower of London (europeforvisitors.com) Famous Inmates - Alcatraz (notfrisco2.com)

• 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) Greenville Correctional Center  "is a prison facility located in Jarratt, Virginia... 98 executions by electrocution or lethal injection  have occurred in the L Building." (Wikipedia) 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)

  
  

• Pickpocket Methods - with photos (howstuffworks.com)

  

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

  

• Emergency Numbers around the World - with a map (911dispatch.com)
  
  

• Famous Mugshots - Photos and biographies (mugshots.org)

  

• Icons, symbols and institutions (traditions-uk)
  The British BOBBY
  
  

• Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - un dossier (Ac. Paris)
  - with interactive activities
  
  

• 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...

• What do the police do ? (BBC)

• Fictional detectives (Wikipedia)

• Famous Cases - Bonnie and Clyde (FBI)