Home Office (UK)

• New funding for academic innovations in aviation security
  Industrial PhD Partnership grants will allow universities in collaboration with industry to conduct significant research into the future of aviation security.
  - 2 days ago, 2019-08-23 12:01 -
• Draft guidance published to underpin the Offensive Weapons Act
  Home Secretary Priti Patel has launched 2 consultations paving the way for new powers to tackle knife crime.
  - 6 days ago, 2019-08-19 13:53 -
• One million granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme
  New statistics up to the end of July show more than 950,000 applications from England, 50,000 from Scotland, 15,000 from Wales and 12,000 from Northern Ireland.
  - 10 days ago, 2019-08-15 09:16 -
• Special #knifefree chicken boxes launched across the country
  Special chicken boxes warning young people about the dangers of carrying a knife are being introduced in chicken shops across Britain, the policing minister has announced today.
  - 11 days ago, 2019-08-14 13:17 -
• Letter to the HASC confirming appointment of the Independent Reviewer of Prevent
  Letter from Home Secretary Priti Patel to Yvette Cooper MP, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee.
  - 13 days ago, 2019-08-12 15:47 -
• Lord Carlile to lead independent review of Prevent
  The government has announced the appointment of the Independent Reviewer of Prevent.
  - 13 days ago, 2019-08-12 15:20 -
• Funding for Violence Reduction Units announced
  Policing Minister confirms £35 million for 18 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to set up Violence Reduction Units.
  - 13 days ago, 2019-08-12 14:00 -
• Government lifts emergency stop and search restrictions
  A stop and search pilot has today been rolled out to all 43 forces in England and Wales
  - 14 days ago, 2019-08-11 07:00 -
• Animals in Science Regulation Unit: newsletters
  Newsletters providing information from the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU).
  - 16 days ago, 2019-08-09 13:33 -
• PM sets out vision to cement UK as a science superpower
  The world’s top scientists will be encouraged to move to the UK under a shake-up of immigration rules announced by the Prime Minister today.
  - 17 days ago, 2019-08-08 18:21 -

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)

• nyReporter manipulierte Beiträge: RTL zieht vorläufige Bilanz
  Geschäftsführung von RTL Nord sprach die sofortige Trennung aus RTL hatte in eigener Sache seine Zuschauer vor knapp sechs Wochen darüber informiert, dass nach vorläufiger Prüfung sieben Beiträge von einem Reporter des Regionalsenders RTL Nord…
  - 1 hour ago, 2019-08-25 06:00 -
• nyÜbersicht: Mutmaßliche Fakeshops – offizielle Warnung
  Jeden Tag neue Fakeshops Nahezu jeden Tag gibt es Informationen über vermeintliche neue Onlineshops, bei denen letztlich etwas nicht ganz stimmt. Bei genauerer Prüfung dieser Shops stellt sich dann oft heraus, dass es sich hierbei um sogenannte Fak…
  - 1 day ago, 2019-08-24 06:00 -
• Regelungen bedrohen Bitcoin und Co. Betrug droht
  Regelungen ab Januar 2020 Anfang des kommenden Jahres sind Regeln in Kraft getreten, bei denen Plattformen, die Geschäfte mit Kryptowährungen machen, in Zukunft eine Erlaubnis der Finanzaufsicht Bafin benötigen. Dieser Beschluss sorgt für sehr vi…
  - 2 days ago, 2019-08-23 06:00 -
• Längere Haft droht, Ex-Boxweltmeister Felix Sturm wegen Steuerhinterziehung angeklagt
  Sturm soll sieben Millionen Euro hinterzogen haben Der frühere Boxweltmeister Felix Sturm ist von der Staatsanwaltschaft in Köln wegen Steuerhinterziehung angeklagt worden, das berichtet RTL. Der Anwalt Nils Kröber, der Sturms Verteidiger ist, hat…
  - 3 days ago, 2019-08-22 06:00 -
• Hunderte Kunden geprellt, Reisebürobetreiber taucht mit Geld unter: Familie aus Herten muss Türkei Reise nochmal bezahlen
  5 Stern Hotel gebucht gewesen Auf diesen Urlaub hatten sie sich schon so lange gefreut. Gebucht waren ein Fünf Sterne Hotel an der türkischen Riviera für zwei Wochen. Sie wollten endlich einmal abschalten. Doch das böse Erwachen kam für Alina un…
  - 4 days ago, 2019-08-21 06:00 -
• Facebook: Der neuen Facebook Regel über den Post widersprechen – ist es möglich?
  Das wiedersprechen ist ein Fake Derzeit widersprechen einige Nutzer neuen Facebook Regeln, darüber berichtet Onlinewarnungen. Angeblich sollen nach den neuen Regeln alle Fotos, Chats, Nachrichten sowie auch Texte ab sofort von Facebook öffentlich g…
  - 5 days ago, 2019-08-20 06:00 -
• Die EU ist nach wie vor machtlos gegen Geldwäsche
  Die EU muss mehr tun Um die Geldwäsche auch wirksam bekämpfen zu können, ist es wichtig, dass die EU deutlich kompetenter wird. Dies haben am Mittwoch der Vizepräsident der Kommission für den Euro, Valdis Dombrovski und auch die Justizkommissari…
  - 6 days ago, 2019-08-19 06:00 -
• Datenskandal bei Facebook
  300.000 Benutzer betroffen Offenbar sind von dem Datenskandal bei Facebook mehr als 300.000 deutsche Nutzer betroffen. Über die App werden nicht nur Daten des eigentlichen Nutzers abgegeben, sondern auch Daten aus den Freundeslisten seitens der Firm…
  - 7 days ago, 2019-08-18 06:00 -
• Damit aus Schwarzgeld nicht ein Betongold wird
  Immobilien werden mit Geldgewaschen Derzeit wird immer häufiger Geld mit Immobilien gewaschen. Dies auch meist auf Kosten der jeweiligen Mieter, weshalb die Bundesregierung da nun stärker gegen vorgeht. Hierzu hat das Kabinett nun einen entsprechen…
  - 8 days ago, 2019-08-17 06:00 -

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