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“Class all drugs the same, says Scots ‘FBI’ chief ” Herald
“Fighting drug abuse” Herald
“‘Ending binge drinking holds key to solving drug problem’” Herald
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Scottish Police. For conference details follow link, then click ACPOS, then click the conference logo.
Other recent drug headlines
“Expert calls for Minister for Drugs” Holyrood.com
“QC in call to end illegal status of cannabis” Scotsman
“Home Office backs heroin on the NHS in effort to cut crime” Independent
“Heroin on the NHS and a document too hot to handle” Independent
“Drivers fined for mobile phones” BBC
“New penalties for using hand held mobiles in cars” STV
“Get tough penalties for drivers using mobiles” Evening Express
“Taxi driver breaks new laws on using mobiles” Evening Times
“Blitz on drivers using phones as fines double” Evening Times
“Zero tolerance of drivers using mobile phones” Courier
“Get-tough pledge on phone drivers” Evening News
“Number’s up for phone drivers” Evening Telegraph
“Police catch 100 drivers flouting mobile phone ban” Herald
“Drivers caught in phone crackdown” BBC
Domestic Abuse in Scotland: Findings from the 2003 and 2004 Scottish Crime Surveys
Posted by MM on Wed 28th Feb 2007 at 8:12 am“High court reforms judged success” BBC
“New rules cut trial delays by 90%” Herald
“High Court reforms success” Law Society Journal Online
Press release
“High Court reforms judged a success” Scot. Exec.
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An Evaluation of the High Court Reforms Arising from the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004 | Research Findings
“Addicts offered chance to change” BBC
Press release
“Turnaround for young male offenders” Scot. Exec.
“Turnaround for young male offenders” Turning Point Scotland
“Dunblane made us all think about gun control … so what went wrong?” Sunday Herald
“Gangs and gun crime” Herald 23.2.07
“Blair vows shake up of Britain’s gun laws” Press and Journal 19.2.07
“No change for Scots gun law” Evening News
“Prime Minister sets stage for summit to tackle gun crime” Evening News
“Prison population at new high” Herald
“Rise in jail population recorded ” BBC
“Prison population reaches all time high” STV
“Concern over potential overcrowding in Tayside open prisons” STV
Press release
“Provisional Prison Statistics 2006” SPS
“A real crime is breeding the virus of violence” Herald. Article by Alastair MacDonald, a former prison governor.
Posted by MM on Mon 26th Feb 2007 at 7:45 am“Court chaos warning as prosecutors threaten strike” Herald
“Strike threat from prosecutors” Law Society Journal Online