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Young offenders reformed through ICT

Every Young Offender’s Institute offers education classes as well as practical training courses that help to advance skills and improve people’s chances of finding a job once they have been released. However, one particular Youth Offending Team (YOT) and City Learning Centre (CLC) has taken a creative approach to this concept, using ICT with some very positive results. Alex Jones from Sheffield West CLC discusses how educational software has been instrumental in addressing central Government policy, by helping young offenders examine their behaviour and become more responsible citizens.

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Software sniffs out criminals by the shape of their nose

Forget iris and fingerprint scans, scanning noses could be a quicker and easier way to verify a person’s identity, according to scientists at the University of Bath. With worries about illegal immigration and identity theft, authorities are increasingly looking to using an individual’s physical characteristics, known as biometrics, to confirm their identity.

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Woman who lied about being raped sentenced

A woman who sparked a rape investigation after claiming to have been attacked by two men has been sentenced. Sarah Wood, of Romford Close, Oldham, admitted perverting the course of justice at an earlier hearing.

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Commission to put police forces on notice over stop and search tactics

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is to write to the police forces with the most disproportionate use of stop and search tactics to raise its concerns over possible breaches of the Race Relations Act. The Commission today published a comprehensive review into the use of stop and search across England and Wales, which concludes that a number of forces are using the tactics in a way that is disproportionate and possibly discriminatory.

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Police Federation's anger at planned release of police killer

This week there is a very real chance that Egon Von Bulow, who shot dead Surrey Constabulary’s PC John Schofield in 1974 and shot and injured two of his colleagues, may be released, as he has been cleared for release by the parole board.

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The POCA puppies

Bred from Kennel Club champions and bought from money raised by the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), three Springer Spaniel puppies are to begin their training with Essex Police to sniff out drugs, live firearms and cash.

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OFFICERS FOUND GUILTY OF DRUG OFFENCES

Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Patricia Gallan said: “Following a detailed investigation by Merseyside Police’s Anti Corruption Unit threepolice officers and a member of the public have been convicted of serious drug offences today.

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ISLE OF MAN TURNS TO VISEUM FOR INTELLIGENT 24/7 CCTV SOLUTION

Leading Isle of Man authority, Douglas Borough Council has turned to Viseum’smultitasking Intelligent Moving Camera (IMC) to help protect an importantconservation and urban regeneration area at North Quay in Douglas, the island’scapital and political centre.

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Animal Loving Authority

POLICE Authority volunteers have jumped in the saddle of a scheme aimed at ensuring police force dogs and horses don’t get a woof ride. Greater Manchester Police Authority’s Animal Welfare Visiting Scheme was trotted out earlier this month (Dec 7).

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HEROES HELPING HEROES

Police in Oldham have raised £3,681 for men and women injured while serving with the armed forces by giving shoppers a little extra help at the checkout. Officers and Police Community Support Officers took part in a bag-packing event on Thursday 3 December to raise money for the Help for Heroes charity.

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Young Filmmakers Win over Merseyside Police

Budding young filmmakers from Huyton Sports and Arts Centre for Learningare celebrating after making a winning movie about the consequences ofbecoming involved with gangs and guns as part of a Merseyside Police awareness campaign.

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ESRI (UK) Launches New Version of CrimeAnalyst

ESRI (UK) has just launched the latest version of CrimeAnalyst, a complete Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis software package for policing and crime prevention. Developed with direct feedback from users, CrimeAnalyst 2.0 enables analysts to manage the increasing demands placed upon them by automating routine tasks and providing new powerful tools that allow them to conduct more in-depth analysis.

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How Robust Are Your Data Security Measures?

No one wants to be featured next in the all-too-frequent litany of headlines like -Confidential Data on Stolen Memory Stick or -Lost Laptop Contains Classified Information. Human error does occur, but there are straightforward ways to minimise the likelihood that any such misfortune will cause major problems.

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Accio Group providing cost effective structures

Many organisations continue to use conventional construction methods to satisfy their expansion requirements. However, certain procedures involved in the traditional build process not only impact on the environment, but can cause major disruption to business activities, employees and visitors.

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New digital recording technology to benefit UK police

The recording, transcription and storage of police interviews has always been a time-consuming and expensive process, says Simon Jones, Sales and Marketing Director for Indico Systems UK. New technology, however, is helping to boost efficiency and cut costs in this important area

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Public Sector Document Management

Every day, local and national government and public sector departments manage millions of documents related to the individuals they deal with and the services they provide. Nick Rowley, managing director of workflow management company Oceanus discusses how to keep track of this countless correspondence, and how document management within the public sector must evolve to embrace new communication challenges.

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Greater Manchester Police Authority wins award

GREATER Manchester Police Authority (GMPA) has scooped a national award for an innovative . The Authority fought off competition from police authorities in Avon and Somerset, West Midlands and West Yorkshire to secure the accolade from the Association of Police Authorities (APA).

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Equiniti announces major business win

Leading software and services provider Equiniti ICS, part of the Equiniti Group has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to provide a complex case and complaints management solution for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

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Hair Tests

Long term substance misuse, ie drugs and alcohol, is not a new problem in the UK, but it is an escalating one. The National Addiction Centre recently claimed that more than three million British children now live in households where at least one of the parents is a binge drinker and one million are living with at least one parent who abuses drugs.

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NetApp Helps Greater Manchester Police Bring Law and Order to Storage

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is one of the 43 police forces in England and Wales. Covering an area of 500 square miles in northwest England, it serves a population of two and a half million and employs 12,586 people across 15 main sites. Its duties cover all the main areas of law enforcement.

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