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“Police top brass to launch race hate crime guidelines for service: Police chiefs will today unveil new guidelines for officers dealing with hate crime. The initiative is aimed at raising awareness of race issues in Scotland?s eight police forces. . .” Evening News
Following posted on 29.4.04.
“Police chiefs have a diverse strategy to iron out prejudices: Scotttish police forces are to try to combat the scourge of prejudice by recording all crimes of hatred for the first time.
The police diversity strategy ? to be launched tomorrow ? also will encourage forces to recruit more officers from under-represented groups including lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) and disabled people. . .” Herald
See also
ACPOS: Diversity Strategy. April 2004.
“Bosses face greater risk in court: New legislation and a tougher attitude on the part of regulators have increased the risk of businesses being prosecuted under the criminal law. . .” BBC
Posted by MM on Fri 30th Apr 2004 at 10:42 pm
“City police win fight for more cash: Jack McConnell today guaranteed extra cash for Lothian and Borders police to help them cope with the unique burden of policing the city. In an exclusive interview . . .” Evening News
Posted by MM on Fri 30th Apr 2004 at 10:35 pmParliament debated the Consultation on Reducing Reoffending in Scotland yesterday.
The Minister for Justice (Cathy Jamieson): “For too many years now, it has been the case that too many offenders in Scotland are offending time and again. In 2002, more than two out of every three people who were convicted of a crime or offence had offended before. The most recent figures show that 60 per cent of offenders are reconvicted within two years of release from prison. The figures show that 58 per cent of those who received a probation order and 42 per cent of those who began a community sentence order are reconvicted. Those figures are not acceptable . . .” Parliament debate: 29.4.04.
Motion agreed to. “That the Parliament notes the publication of Reduce, Rehabilitate, Reform - A Consultation on Reducing Reoffending in Scotland and recognises the need for significant improvement and change in the management of offenders serving custodial and non-custodial sentences in order to reduce reoffending and step up the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice system.” Parliament: decision and vote.
Posted by MM on Fri 30th Apr 2004 at 3:18 pmTo ask the First Minister how the Scottish Executive will respond to the legal judgement regarding sanitation in prisons.
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab)
+3 related qs
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-7031 by Cathy Jamieson on 29 March 2004, what the “similar training” in mental health issues for probationary constables consisted of and whether this included training in attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder.
To ask the Scottish Executive when training in mental health issues became an intrinsic part of probationary training for police constables.
Mr Adam Ingram (South of Scotland) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the total number of police has had training in mental health conditions.
Mr Adam Ingram (South of Scotland) (SNP)
+1 related question.
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of heightened international tensions and the continuing threat of terrorist attacks, whether funding will be made available, or other additional measures taken, such as increased police patrols, to improve security for places of worship.
Mr Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive how many means warrants are outstanding within the Strathclyde Police area.
Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Con)
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will launch its review of the children’s hearings system.
Mike Pringle (Edinburgh South) (LD)
Update
“Bill for slopping out could be a lot higher: The bill for compensating prisoners forced to slop out is expected to rise dramatically after a new court ruling that effectively removes time restrictions from human rights cases. . .” Herald 30.4.04
“Blame prison stink on sloppy thinking” [url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=488782004}Evening News. Opinion.[/url]
Following posted on 29.4.04.
“Row over ‘slopping out’ funding: Claims that money diverted from the prison service could have helped end “slopping out” in Scotland’s jails have been dismissed by ministers. . .” BBC
“McConnell defends reallocation of prison funds: Jack McConnell yesterday issued a robust defence of the Scottish Executive?s failure to end slopping out in Scotland?s prisons, saying the money had been spent on the war against drugs. . .” Scotsman
“Wallace slop-out slip-up”. Daily Record
Following posted on 28.4.04
“Prison upgrade funds spent in drugs fight: Jack McConnell was at the centre of Scotland?s “slopping out” fiasco last night, after it emerged he had been involved in a decision to “re-allocate” funds originally destined to improve sanitation in the country?s prisons . . .” Scotsman
Posted by MM on Fri 30th Apr 2004 at 2:32 pm