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Review of “The Quest for Security”

Protection without Protectionism and the Challenge of Global Governance
Joseph E. Stiglitz and Mary Kaldor (eds.)

Reviewed by Simon Dalby

​This well produced edited collection draws together 15 substantive chapters based on the conference on “A Manifesto for a New Global Covenant: Protection without Protectionism” held at Columbia University in early December 2008. What is crucial in this volume, and the take home message, is that new forms of cooperation are urgently needed precisely because the forces of globalization have changed the circumstances within which states, and yes, cities now act. Read More

 

Social responses to collective crime: Assessing the relationship between crime-related fears and collective sentiments

James Hawdon, Pekka Rasanen, Atte Oksanen, and Miika Vuori

European Journal of Criminology, January 2014; vol. 11, 1: pp. 39-56., first published on June 3, 2013 The literature on the effects of fear of crime has investigated a number of the nuances of this phenomenon; however, how the fear of different types of crime influences communities has yet to be investigated. We hypothesize that the fear–decline model, which argues fear leads to a decrease in solidarity, applies to “routine” street crimes; however, fearing crimes that attack the collective, such as school shootings, will increase community solidarity. Using two datasets collected in Finnish communities after they experienced tragic school shootings, our results indicate that the fear–decline model receives strong support but the fear–solidarity model does not 

http://euc.sagepub.com/search?author1=James+Hawdon&sortspec=date&submit=Submit

Press release: Violence against Women: every day and everywhere

Vienna / Brussels, 5 March 2014

A new report by the European Agency for Fundamental Rights  (FRA) presents results from the world`s biggest-ever survey on violence against woman, revealing the extent of abuse suffered by woman at home, work, in public and online.

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Research findings

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Book: Environmental Criminology-Theory & Practice

Evolution, Theory, and Practice

By Martin A. Andresen

Complimentary Exam Copy

"Martin Andresen has produced a very timely and useful book that clearly introduces environmental criminology to students. Not only that, but his clear writing also makes this very important field exciting to students. No undergraduate criminology or criminal justice major should escape college without understanding environmental criminology, and this is just the text to make them thankful they did not escape without this knowledge."
-John Eck,  University of Cincinnati

http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415856133/?utm_source=adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sbu3_jak_1tx_1em_7cri_48368_environcrim

 

Register Now for “SSI/SSDI and Medicaid: Powerful Tools for Reentry Success” Webinar

Date: March 12, 2014
Time: 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET

Connecting individuals with serious mental illnesses and other disabilities who are involved with the criminal justice system to benefits and programs for which they are eligible through Social Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), and Medicaid can ease the reentry process and has been demonstrated to lower recidivism rates. Hosted by the CSG Justice Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, this webinar will provide an overview of eligibility criteria and the enrollment process for these benefits; discuss the federal SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery training program as a way to improve enrollment; and offer success stories and lessons learned from the field. To learn more and to register, click here.

 

Mandatory arrest in domestic violence call-outs causes early death in victims - See more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mandatory-arrest-in-do

 

Mandatory arrest in domestic violence call-outs causes early death in victims

Research findings can be far from comfortable, but evidence needs documenting - no matter how troubling. As Cambridge criminologist Lawrence Sherman points out regarding his recent research, it remains to be seen whether we can accept facts as they are, rather than “how we might wish them to be”. Sherman revisited the landmark crime experiment he conducted in Milwaukee in the late 80s, and found that African-American women who had their partner arrested and issued with a criminal record following a domestic violence call-out were 98% more likely to have died earlier than those whose partners were just given a warning at the scene. A troubling read.

 

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Every dollar spent on prevention can save up to ten dollars

Submitted by Andy Travis on

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) launched it's annual report on March 4th. The President of INCB, Raymond Yans, noted that investment in prevention and treatment is a wise 'investment choice' as it can lead to significant savings in health-care and crime-related costs and alleviate the suffering of drug-dependent persons and their families. Every dollar spent on prevention can save Governments up to ten dollars in later costs. The report covers a wide range of topics, and does not hesitate to make critical observations of developments in some countries.

Among key statements is concern over 'misguided initiatives' on cannabis legalisation in Uruguay and the US states of Washington and Colorado. These countries have broken international drug conventions. 'Drug-traffickers will choose the path of least resistance, so it is essential that global efforts to tackle the drug problem are unified,' said Raymond Yans, INCB president. He argues that such moves would not collapse 'underground markets, but instead would lead to much greater use of such drugs and higher levels of addiction. The report also highlights the importance of alcohol and tobacco. For example, 30% of cigarette sales in Canada are thought to be illegal. Alcohol is widely legal, but is responsible for many more arrests worldwide than illicit drugs. 'One reason for those higher alcohol-related costs is that in many countries alcohol abuse is far more prevalent than the abuse of substances under international control,' states the report. Afghanistan's poppy cultivation grew by a worrying 35% last year, although South America reached the lowest level in illicit coca bush cultivation since 1999. Despite drug abuse in central/western Europe remaining stable or declining, the report warns of ecstasy 'making a comeback'. 

http://preventionhub.org/prevention-update/every-dollar-spent-prevention-can-save-ten-dollars

WHO's Executive Board addresses violence and its prevention

Global Campaign for Violence Prevention

March 2014  

Recent events 

  

 

WHO's Executive Board addresses violence and its prevention

During the 134th session of the WHO Executive Board, which took place from 20-25 January, governments discussed ways to increase the health sector's efforts to address violence, with a particular focus on violence against women and children. Thirty-one Member States, some speaking on behalf of regional groupings such as the WHO African Region and the European Union, voiced strong support for the need for a resolution, including the Governments of Albania, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, Namibia, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Switzerland, the United States of America, Uruguay, and Zambia. Member States expressed their commitment to increase the health sector's response to all forms of violence, and stressed the need to improve data collection and services for those affected, as well as to strengthen the focus on prevention and advocacy. Further consultations to finalize the draft resolution are currently being held, with a view to it being considered by the 67th World Health Assembly in May 2014. For further information, contact Dr Alexander Butchart (butcharta@who.int).

The Global Campaign for Violence Prevention is on

Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/whoviolenceprevention) and

Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/WHOviolencenews).

 

Global drug issues to be focus of high-level UN meeting in Vienna starting on 13 March

UNODC

Vienna, 11 March 2014 - The current world situation regarding the use and trafficking of drugs will be addressed at a series of meetings and events starting this Thursday, 13 March 2014, at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Member States will open discussions with the High-Level Review of the 2009 Political Declaration and Plan of Action which will focus on the reduction of both supply and demand of drugs, together with financial and judicial aspects crucial to addressing this issue. 

http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2014/March/global-drug-issues-to-be-focus-of-high-level-un-meeting-in-vienna-starting-on-13-march.html?ref=fs1

Lessons Learned from Law Enforcement Mental Health Partnerships" Webinar

Hosted by the Council of State Governments Justice Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance

University and college settings present unique challenges for law enforcement and mental health partnerships. To respond to these challenges, the CSG Justice Center’s launched Law Enforcement Mental Health Learning Site project. Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, the project is intended to help law enforcement agencies on college campuses improve their responses to people with mental disorders. 

In this webinar, presenters will discuss the unique challenges that law enforcement and mental health service providers face on college campuses, strategies for engaging campus stakeholders (e.g., students, faculty, administration and community residents), and information sharing. The webinar will also highlight two particularly successful learning sites: The University of Florida Police Department (Gainesville) and the Madison Police Department (Ohio). 

Date: March 27, 2014
Time:  2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
 
To register for this webinar, click here. 


  

AIC report:hreshold quantities for ‘drug trafficking’

Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 467

Caitlin Hughes, Alison Ritter, Nicholas Cowdery and Benjamin Phillips
ISSN 1836-2206
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, March 2014

A principal challenge for the justice system in drug trials, has been how to effectively differentiate ‘traffickers’ from those who consume or purchase illicit drugs for personal use alone - people whom legislators and courts have determined ought be sanctioned more leniently. One method to determine this differentiation has been to apply threshold amounts of drugs in possession of an offender as a marker to inform penalty ranges 

AIC report: Same sex intimate partner homicide in Australia T&I 469.

Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 469

Alexandra Gannoni and Tracy Cussen
ISSN 1836-2206
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, March 2014

The study uses data from the AICs National Homicide Monitoring Program data base to describe what is known about the trends and key characteristics of same-sex intimate partner homicide.
Of the 1,536 intimate partner homicide incidents recorded from 1989–90 to 2009–10 in Australia, approximately two percent were classified as same-sex intimate partner homicides (n=31; 2.1% cf n=1,505; 97.9% which were classified as opposite-sex intimate partner homicides).

The Evidence for Violence Prevention Across the Lifespan and Around the World

Authors

 

Leigh Carroll, Megan M. Perez, and Rachel M. Taylor, Rapporteurs; Forum on Global Violence Prevention; Board on Global Health; Institute of Medicine; National Research Council

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EUCPN Work Programme 2014 and Annual Report 2013

The EUCPN Work Programme of 2014 was recently adopted by the Board and is now available on our website. The Work Programme is developed annually and includes concrete actions, tasks and projects in order to reach the long-term goals of the Network.

 

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Special Eurobarometer no. 397 on corruption

In February, a Special Eurobarometer report on corruption was published. This Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate-General of Home Affairs and was carried out in 2013. The survey covers public perceptions on the one hand and personal experiences of corruption on the other. 

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EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) - EU wide survey on gender-based violence

On 5 March 2014, FRA launched their findings from the world's largest survey on violence against women on their launch conference 'Violence against women across the EU: Abuse at home, work, in public and online'. The survey was based on face-to-face interviews, where women were asked about their experiences of physical, sexual and psychological violence, childhood victimisation, sexual harassment and stalking, including new mediums for abuse such as the internet.

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