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"The latest DUMA data shows that the continuing decline in methamphetamine use since 2004 has ended, with rates of use among police detainees increasing in both 2010 and 2011. Twenty one percent of police detainees in 2011 tested positive to methamphetamine—up from 16 percent in 2010 and 13 percent in 2009.  "

"A large NIJ-funded study of Florida offenders placed on electronic monitoring found that monitoring significantly reduces the likelihood of failure under community supervision. The decline in the risk of failure is about 31 percent compared with offenders placed on other forms of community supervision."

You are invited to the next occasional seminar at the AIC

"At this seminar, Steve Aos will discuss the 15 year development of an analytical strategy--and its actual public policy implementation--to incorporate evidence about what works into criminal and juvenile justice policies in Washington State.  The central elements include the creation of an evidence-based and economically sound portfolio of public policies designed to reduce crime at lower costs. ""

Winnipeg Free Press: "

The man who wrote the book on criminology is convinced the weekend crime wave -- two homicides, two shootings, and a stabbing -- is a pattern that will happen again.

But it could be stopped, said Prof. Rick Linden, a long-time University of Manitoba criminologist and co-chairman of the successful Manitoba Auto Theft Task Force. Linden was appointed this summer to head the new civilian commission to oversee how police forces are governed. He is also the author of Canada's best-selling criminology text." "

The Telegraph: "English schoolchildren are nearly twice as likely to be worried about bullying and crime than other young Europeans, research has found."

"The study discovered that 31 per cent of pupils in England were worried about being the victim of anti-social behaviour during their journey between school and home, compared to 19 per cent across Europe as a whole."

"Now that we have entered into November the few of us that knew that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month still have plenty of work to do. Consider these statistics:

Nearly three out of four (74%) of Americans personally know someone who is or has been a victim of domestic violence. 30% of Americans say they know a woman who has been physically abused by her husband or boyfriend in the past year. (Allstate Foundation National Poll on Domestic Violence, 2006. Lieberman Research Inc., Tracking Survey conducted for The Advertising Council and the Family Violence Prevention Fund, July – October 1996) "..."

"In the last few days I have been sent two pieces of research which, in different ways, try to answer the same question: Why do people obey the law?  "

Drink or drunk: Why do staff at licensed premises continue to serve patrons to intoxication despite current laws and interventions? 

"Elizabeth Johnston was named Executive Director of the Forum by the Executive Committee, replacing Michel Marcus who has retired from this position. In an interview, she presents the objectives of the Forum for the near future ...."

The UNODC Webinar on Urban Youth Crime and Violence is organized in cooperation with the University of Vienna (Austria), the UN Academic Impact Initiative, universities and other educational and training institutions worldwide.

"Eminent international crime prevention academics and experts from the UNODC will speak about global and local problems in countering urban youth crime and violence, followed by two Q&A sessions. The Webinar will take place Tuesday, November 22, 15.30 - 17.30 (CET; GMT+1)"

is a comic book guide to some of the most common errors made by demonstration projects

Editor: The Center for Court Innovation

There are more links to a handful of new publications that look at demonstration projects from a variety of different angles and seek to help the innovators of tomorrow avoid reinventing the wheel www.courtinnovation.org.

 

Prevention Action:

"A new, preliminary report from a trial of the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) program in the United States provides valuable information about the long-term results and their impact on financial benefits. This is shown particularly in one of the most dramatic improvements - a reduction in mothers smoking.

David Olds and colleagues, the authors, provide an update on their research into the effectiveness and cost-benefit of NFP. The study followed mothers from pregnancy until their children were nine years of age".

"The ACCESS project, funded under the EU Drugs Prevention and Information Programmeis implemented by COMPASS, a leading UK charity in the problem drugs and alcohol field, together with a network of partners from across Europe. ACCESS aims at bringing together organisations from different EU member states to contribute to the knowledge base and practical implementation of harm reduction services access to treatment for drug users within the criminal justice system in European countrie".