Home Office (UK)

• nyPress release: Home Office launches review into medical use of cannabis
  The Home Secretary today announced a review into the scheduling of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
  - 15 hours ago, 2018-06-19 14:05 -
• nyStatement to Parliament: Home Secretary statement on medical use of cannabis
  Sajid Javid announces review of the scheduling of cannabis
  - 17 hours ago, 2018-06-19 12:46 -
• nyNews story: Home Secretary attends Finsbury Park attack memorial
  A year on from the Finsbury Park terrorist attack the Home Secretary attended a community event at Islington Town Hall.
  - 18 hours ago, 2018-06-19 11:42 -
• News story: Social media hub announced to tackle gang-related online content
  The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced £1.38 million to strengthen the police’s response to violent and gang-related online content.
  - 3 days ago, 2018-06-17 08:00 -
• News story: North Yorkshire PCC to take on responsibility for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
  The Home Secretary has approved North Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner's proposals to take responsibility for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
  - 7 days ago, 2018-06-13 15:32 -
• Press release: Hooligans blocked from going to World Cup
  More than 1,200 troublemakers with a history of football-related disorder have been blocked from going to Russia by police and the Home Office.
  - 7 days ago, 2018-06-13 09:59 -
• Press release: New start-up visa route announced by the Home Secretary
  People who want to start a business in the UK will be able to apply for a new “start-up” visa, the Home Secretary has announced.
  - 7 days ago, 2018-06-13 07:43 -
• News story: More police and crime commissioners to be given fire authority voting rights
  The Home Office has today announced it will bring forward legislation which will enable more areas to access the benefits of emergency service collaboration.
  - 8 days ago, 2018-06-12 15:42 -
• News story: Baroness Williams visits India to strengthen counter-extremism cooperation
  The Minister for Countering Extremism will address the Observer Research Foundation conference and meet Indian government ministers.
  - 9 days ago, 2018-06-11 11:39 -
• Press release: Government to launch national detective training programme
  The Police Now training programme will deliver accelerated training in 12 weeks.
  - 9 days ago, 2018-06-10 23:15 -

National Institute of Justice (USA)

• Update Your NIJ.gov RSS Link! On Nov 25, NIJ's RSS feed will move to http://nij.gov/documents/rss-main.xml.
  On Monday, November 25, we are rolling out an update to NIJ.gov. This is largely a behind-the-scenes update; you won’t see any drastic design changes. You should still be able to find all of the information and resources you're used to. After the…
  - 2013-11-19 16:00 -
• Highlights and Lowlights of Researcher-Practitioner Collaborations in the Criminal Justice System, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS) (pdf, 7 pages)
  This report is the result of NIJ-funded projects but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
  - 2013-11-13 09:00 -
• Evidence-Based Policy and Practice: The Role of the State in Advancing Criminal Justice Research, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS) (pdf, 5 pages)
  This report is the result of NIJ-funded projects but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
  - 2013-11-13 09:00 -
• Recommendations for Collaborating Successfully With Academic Researchers, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS) (pdf, 8 pages)
  This report is the result of NIJ-funded projects but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
  - 2013-11-13 09:00 -
• How Researchers Can Develop Successful Relationships with Criminal Justice Practitioners, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS) (pdf, 8 pages)
  This report is the result of NIJ-funded projects but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
  - 2013-11-13 09:00 -
• Criminal Justice System State Administrative Agencies: Research Capacity and Experience with Research Collaborations, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS) (pdf, 8 pages)
  This report is the result of NIJ-funded projects but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
  - 2013-11-13 09:00 -
• Strategies for Successfully Developing and Disseminating Useful Products from Researcher Practitioner Collaborations, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS) (pdf, 5 pages)
  This report is the result of NIJ-funded projects but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
  - 2013-11-13 09:00 -
• Role of State Administrative Agencies in Advancing Criminal Justice Research, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS) (pdf, 32 pages)
  This report is the result of NIJ-funded projects but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
  - 2013-11-13 09:00 -
• Guidelines for Successful Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in the Criminal Justice System, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS) (pdf, 32 pages)
  This report is the result of NIJ-funded projects but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
  - 2013-11-13 09:00 -
• Automated Victim Notification: Cost Considerations (pdf, 5 pages)
  This report is the result of NIJ-funded projects but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
  - 2013-11-04 09:00 -

National Crime Prevention Council (USA)

• COUNTERFEIT MEDICATIONS: FAKES & PAINS
  Outlet: NewsdayScam artists have stepped up the smuggling of medicines because of drug shortages in the United States while brazenly counterfeiting others, profiting on people with cancer and other medical conditions.Last month, the U.S. Food and D…
  - 2012-02-06 05:00 -
• Police continue investigation into $59000 jewelry theft
  Outlet: Star-Ledger - OnlineHe recommended that residents take standard crime prevention precautions, ... safe are available from the National Crime Prevention Council website.
  - 2012-02-03 23:45 -
• Greenwich Burglar Came In Through Second Story
  Outlet: Daily Greenwich, TheFor more information on crime prevention, visit the National Crime Prevention Council website. ? Nicole Enslein, 39, of 380 Lake Ave., Greenwich, ...
  - 2012-02-03 23:42 -
• Ocean County Prosecutor & GAP Academy Sponsor Free "Fighting Back ...
  Outlet: MarketWatchA recent report by the National Crime Prevention Council indicates that 43 percent of teens have experienced a form of cyber bullying online.
  - 2012-02-03 17:11 -

Victim Support (UK)

• Victim Support targets local and social media to improve reach and save money
  Victim Support has reorganised its communications and external affairs functions in order to communicate more effectively with the public as well as its staff and volunteers. In order to help generate publicity at a local level, Victim Support h…
  - 2013-07-25 13:05 -
• Minister Damian Green meets Staffordshire Victim Support volunteers
  Victim Support volunteers were able to share their experience and insights into facilitating restorative justice panels with the Right Honourable Damian Green MP, Minister for Police and Criminal Justice, when he visited Staffordshire Police Headquar…
  - 2013-07-25 13:04 -
• New director of public prosecutions announced
  The new director of public prosecutions is to be Alison Saunders, the attorney general has announced. Alison Saunders will head the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) when Keir Starmer stands down in October 2013.She has overseen some of the country's…
  - 2013-07-23 12:52 -
• Commissioner unveils mural of the crime victim's journey to recovery
  Several young offenders have helped to paint a poignant mural depicting a crime victim’s journey towards recovery. The mural was unveiled today (Monday 22 July) by Police and Crime Commissioner Sir Clive Loader in the Leicester Office of Victim Sup…
  - 2013-07-22 13:20 -
• Crime figures encouraging but 'clear areas of concern'
  Figures published today (18 July) from the Office for National Statistics Crime Survey for England and Wales are encouraging but clearly show areas of concern. There were falls in most categories of crime including violence and burglary but…
  - 2013-07-18 15:36 -
• Victim compensated after breaches of Victims' Code
  In the first published breach of the Victims' Code, a young robbery victim who was also harassed by a gang of youths ahead of his court appearance has been compensated after it was found he had been treated in a "degrading and inhumane manner". A…
  - 2013-07-17 11:27 -
• MPs call for a rebalance of victims rights
  Yesterday (10 July) saw a Westminster Hall debate during which MPs echoed Victim Support's calls for a 'rebalance' of victims rights. Brought by MP Andrew George, and featuring policing and criminal justice Minister Damian Green and Labour's Davi…
  - 2013-07-17 10:13 -
• Bar Council announcement
  Victim Support has today welcomed news that defence barristers who cross-examine vulnerable witnesses will be required to have specialist training. The Bar Council has announced its support for the creation and implementation of a 'required train…
  - 2013-07-17 10:13 -

Office for Victims of Crime (USA)

• U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awards nearly $18 million to combat violence due to methamphetamine, heroin and gangs
  Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates today announced nearly $18 million in COPS Office grant funding aimed at addressing and reducing violent crime through programs focused on methamphetamine use and production, the distribution of heroin and…
  - 2015-09-28 00:00 -
• Justice Department announces more than $2 million for smart policing initiative
  Deputy Attorney General Sally W. Yates today announced that the Justice Department has awarded more than $2 million in funding for the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI).
  - 2015-09-28 00:00 -
• Justice Department expands violence reduction network to five new sites
  Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and Assistant Attorney General Karol V. Mason of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced that five new cities will join the Violence Reduction Network (VRN), a comprehensive approach to reducing vio…
  - 2015-09-28 00:00 -
• 17.6 Million U.S. Residents Experienced Identity Theft in 2014
  An estimated 17.6 million persons, or about 7 percent of U.S. residents age 16 or older, were victims of at least one incident of identity theft in 2014, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today.
  - 2015-09-27 00:00 -
• Justice department announces $17 million in awards to support sex offender registration, assessment, intervention
  The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced more than $17 million in Fiscal Year 2015 grant assistance for states, territories and tribal governments to use in implementing and enhancing sex offender programmin…
  - 2015-09-24 00:00 -
• 11 percent of prisoners released in 30 states in 2005 were arrested in another state within 5 years
  An estimated 11 percent of nearly 405,000 prisoners released in 30 states in 2005 were arrested at least once in another state within five years of release, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today.
  - 2015-09-24 00:00 -
• Justice department to hold violence reduction network summit opening ceremony and media engagement
  The U.S. Department of Justice will kick off the Second Annual Violence Reduction Network (VRN) Summit on Monday, September 28, 2015.
  - 2015-09-23 00:00 -
• Justice department awards over $23 million in funding for body worn camera pilot program to support law enforcement agencies in 32 states
  As part of President Obama’s commitment to building trust and transparency between law enforcement and the communities they serve, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch today announced that the Justice Department has awarded grants totaling more than $…
  - 2015-09-22 00:00 -
• Approximately 6 in 10 children witnessed or experienced violence, crime or abuse in 2011
  Nearly 58 percent (57.7 percent) of children and adolescents were exposed to some type of violence at least once and more than 41 percent (41.2 percent) were victims of some type of assault in the past year—with approximately 1 in 10 physically inj…
  - 2015-09-16 00:00 -
• OJJDP releases research on youth’s mental health needs and long-term outcomes after detention
  Today the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) released four research bulletins based on findings from the Northwestern Juvenile Project, which investigates the mental health needs and long-term outcomes of juvenile detainees…
  - 2015-09-08 00:00 -

World Society of Victimology