Verlinkenswertes (KW 07/10)

Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime
We are continually being told that the causes of crime are both complex, built into the very structures of our society, and simple: it’s all inequality, innit? Poverty, deprivation, righteous anger at the greed of the rich: fill in your own quotations from Polly Toynbee here.
(adamsmith.org, 21.02.2010)

FBI Closes Anthrax Case; Critics Say It Wouldn’t Pass Court Test
The Justice Department has ended its eight-year investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks with the release of hundreds of pages of documents that starkly portray the mental unraveling of the deceased Army scientist accused of the worst act of bioterrorism in U.S. history, reports the Washington Post.
(The Crime Report, 20.02.2010)

Bundeskriminalamt soll Websperren nicht anwenden
Das heftig umkämpfte Zugangserschwerungsgesetz tritt nach der überraschenden Unterschrift von Bundespräsident Horst Köhler (CDU) voraussichtlich schon am Dienstag in Kraft.
(heise online, 21.02.2010)

Bush lawyers criticized on interrogation advice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Bush administration lawyers who authorized harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects used poor judgment but will not face punishment, according to a U.S. Justice Department report released on Friday.
(Reuters.com, 19.02.2010)

Mobilität der Menschen extrem gut vorhersagbar
Mit der Analyse der Bewegungsprofile von Zehntausenden von Handynutzern wird eine neue Ebene der Massenüberwachung eingeleitet
(Telepolis, 19.02.2010)

Blame the rapist, not the victim
Why do so many women still believe that rape victims bring it on themselves?
(UK news: Crime | guardian.co.uk, 19.02.2010)

White Collar Crime – Up and Down
Trac Reporting here is saying that white collar crime prosecutions for November 2009 show a decrease of 25.0% from the prior month. But on the other hand, when compared with a year ago, it is up 6.6 % and the…
(White Collar Crime Prof Blog, 19.02.2010)

Klare Absage zur Ausbildung afghanischer Polizisten in Deutschland
Die Deutsche Polizeigewerkschaft (DPolG) erteilt politischen Plänen, afghanische Polizisten in Deutschland auszubilden, eine klare Absage.
DPolG Bundesvorsitzender Rainer Wendt: „Polizeiliches Handwerkszeug kann nur im eigenen Kulturkreis erlernt werden; Ausbil-dungsinhalte müssen unter Realbedingungen vermittelt werden, denn die Anforderungen an Polizeikräfte in Afghanistan sind nun mal nicht mit denen in Deutschland vergleichbar.”
Nach Auffassung der DPolG ist zu befürchten, [...]
(Cop2Cop, 19.02.2010)

What is an act of domestic terrorism and does it matter?
The incident yesterday in Austin, Texas raises questions on what is terrorism or, more specifically, what is domestic terrorism.  Reports have varied on whether yesterday’s attack, in which 53 year old Andrew Joseph Stack III – after setting fire to his house  crashed a Piper Cherokee PA-28 into a building housing nearly 200 IRS employees, is an act of terrorism.  He left behind a suicide note, ranting about taxation in the U.S. and the IRS.
(Homeland Security Watch, 19.02.2010)

Auftragsmord in Dubai
Der Ablauf des Mordplans ist fast vollständig von Überwachungskameras beobachtet worden, nur der Mord selbst fand im Off statt
(Telepolis, 18.02.2010)

Shocking Report Reveals Epidemic of Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Prisons
More than one out of every ten child prisoners in state custody is molested or raped, according to a new report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
(Centre of Criminology Library Blog, 18.02.2010)

Oklahoma legislature considering the creation of a meth registry
This new AP article, which is headlined “Bill calls for creation of meth registry similar to registry for convicted sex offenders,” reports on a new registry idea being discussed in Oklahoma (…)
(Sentencing Law and Policy, 18.02.2010)

No Racial Profiling at All… Nothing to See… Moving Right Along…
(The Global Sociology Blog, 18.02.2010)

Kerik Is Sentenced in Corruption Case
WHITE PLAINS — Bernard B. Kerik, a former New York police commissioner who rose to national prominence, was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to eight felony charges, including tax fraud and lying to White House officials.
(New York Times, 18.02.2010)

Filesharing: Wie zuverlässig ist die Ermittlung des Anschlussinhabers?
In der aktuellen Ausgabe der c’t (5/2010, S. 50) stellt Holger Bleich die Beweisführung der Rechteinhaber bei der Ermittlung der Rechtsverletzer in Fällen des Filesharing in Frage.
(Internet-Law, 18.02.2010)

“Das Urteil ist falsch” – Wie ein Oberlandesgericht die Frage nach dem Besitz von digitalen Daten neu definiert
Nicht nur das Speichern, auch das Betrachten von Kinderpornos im Internet ist strafbar. Dies wurde nun vom Hamburger Oberlandesgericht bestätigt. Das Urteil soll nach dem Willen des Gerichtes Vorbildcharakter haben.
(Schaltzentrale, 18.02.2010)

School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home
According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools’ administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families.
(boing boing, 17.02.2010)

Crime by the Numbers
A study compromises the New York Police Department’s accomplishments by casting aspersions on both its integrity and its crime statistics.
(New York Times, 17.02.2010)

Historical Trends in Gun Advertising
Bob Z. and Dmitriy T.M. sent us a link to a vintage collection of gun advertising, organized by decade, that shows some interesting trends.
(Contexts Blogs: All Blogs, 17.02.2010)

Bundespräsident hat Zugangserschwerungsgesetz unterschrieben
Unser Bundespräsident Köhler hat heute doch das Zugangserschwerungsgesetz unterschrieben. In einer kurzen Pressemitteilung heißt es: Ausfertigung des “Gesetzes zur Bekämpfung von Kinderpornographie in Kommunikationsnetzen” .
(netzpolitik.org, 17.02.2010)

For the First Time in Years, Population of Undocumented Immigrants Drops
This trend adds an arrow to the quill of immigration reform advocates who say now’s the time to revamp the nation’s immigration system.
(AlterNet, 16.02.2010)

U.S. Supreme Court to hear controversial terrorism case
The nation’s highest court will hear a case that may redefine the difference between humanitarian aid and aiding and abetting terrorist groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, al-Qaeda and Tamil Tigers.
(examiner.com, 16.02.2010)

Who’s Watching the Snitches?
These days, countless informants are talking with police, prosecutors and federal agents in the United States. They influence criminal cases and make secret deals, and the information they provide — right or wrong — will lead to prisons sentences and other grave consequences. So who’s watching the snitches?
(Change.org’s Criminal Justice Blog, 16.02.2010)

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