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“Probation backlog crisis cut” Evening Express
Posted by MM on Thu 30th Jun 2005 at 7:36 am“Youth project faces financial meltdown after funds are cut” Evening Times
See also
Castlemilk Youth Complex - Save it campaign
“The Drug Busters” Daily Record 29.6.05
“Drugs police ask for guns to fight gang violence” Herald
“Tackling drug barons” Herald
“Agency announces annual successes” BBC
“Intelligence boosts Scotland’s drugs war” Evening News
“Give us guns to tackle drug lords says officer” Evening Express
“Drug-fighting squads want to carry guns” Evening Times
“Drug crimebusters need guns” Times
“SDEA announce major successes” Grampian TV
“Call for anti-drugs agency to be armed” Scottish TV
Press release
“SDEA announces significant increase in drug and asset seizures” SDEA
See also
SDEA Annual Report 2004-5
“Jail improves suicide safeguards” BBC
“Prison has cut risk of suicides” Evening Times
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Posted by MM on Thu 30th Jun 2005 at 6:52 amUpdate
“I won’t get a licence to sell knives - I’ll move shop to England” Evening Times
“Blades and batons ban” Daily Record
“Restriction on sale of knives” Courier
“Licence scheme unveiled in drive to cut knife crime” Evening News
“New laws unveiled in crackdown on blades” Evening Times
“Executive steps up battle to beat blades” Scotsman
“Can this really cut knife crime?” Scotsman
“Plans to clampdown on knife sales” Grampian TV
“Knife clampdown proposals announced ” Scottish TV
Following posted on 28.6.05
“Banned knives set to be outlawed” Daily Record 28.6.05
“Knives crackdown may sever ties with history” Herald
“New proposals in knife crackdown” BBC
“Tackling Scotland’s weapons culture” Scottish TV
Press release
“Further measures to tackle weapons culture” Scot. Exec.
See also
Tackling Knife Crime ? A Consultation.
Update
“We’re prepared for Genoa[. . .] violence, admits G8 police chief ” Scotsman
“Officers optimistic about policing G8” Grampian TV
“Senior police officer concedes G8 protests will bring disorder and disruption” Scottish TV
Following posted on 28.6.5
“10,000 officers to police G8 summit” Courier
“Police chief scotches G8 security men reports” Evening Telegraph
“Police G8 control centre set up” BBC
Following posted on 27.6.05
“G8 fears as shortage of cells revealed” Sunday Herald
“Police arrest 74 during Orange rally” Scotland on Sunday
“85 are arrested during Orange parade” Evening Times
“Police vow over marching season” BBC 29.5.05
Posted by MM on Tue 28th Jun 2005 at 8:50 am“Crime on increase but police praised” Evening Telegraph
“Police admit race-hate crime on the rise” Press and Journal
“Tayside Police Chief Defends Report” Grampian TV
Press release
“Joint Board Welcomes Annual Performance Report ” Tayside Police
See also
Tayside Police Annual Report 2004-5
“Britain no longer tops jail list” Times
“Prisoner total rises 15% in six years” Guardian
“Rate of jailings is among Europe’s highest” Telegraph
Press release
“Report shows more than nine million people in prison worldwide” King’s College London
See also
World Prison Population List (6th edition)
“Capital summit for law reformers” Evening News
“Global debate over justice system” BBC
“Witness protection in spotlight ” BBC
“Experts put victims’ case to rights at conference ” Evening News
Press release
“Scotland hosts major criminal justice conference” Scot. Exec.
“Promoting the rights of victims and witnesses” Scot. Exec.
See also
International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law