Verlinkenswertes (KW 08/10)

Kriminalität in und um Wien 1703-1803. Eine Datenbank
von Susanne Hehenberger unter Mitarbeit von Evelyne Luef und Beate Pamperl, gefördert vom Hochschuljubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien, durchgeführt am Institut für die Erforschung der Frühen Neuzeit
(Archivalia, 28.02.2010)

Daily Kos Prison Stat Fest
If you ever needed a reason to question America’s prison system, the Daily Kos gives you dozens …
(Prison Photography, 27.02.2010)

US-Kongress verlängert Anti-Terror-Gesetz “Patriot Act”
Nach dem US-Senat hat auch das Repräsentantenhaus mit großer Mehrheit für die Verlängerung des “Patriot Act” gestimmt.
(heise online, 27.02.2010)

Treatment For Only 11% Of Inmates With Substance Abuse Problems
Some 85 percent of the U.S. prison and jail inmates either meet the official criteria for substance abuse or addiction, had other substance abuse problems, or committed their offense for money to buy drugs, says the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA). The center said only 11 percent of all inmates with substance abuse and addiction disorders receive treatment during their incarceration.
(The Crime Report, 26.02.2010)

Mexican Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 25 Years in Secret Hearing
HOUSTON — One of the most brutal and feared drug kingpins in Mexican history was sentenced this week to 25 years in prison during a highly secretive hearing here that was closed to the public to protect the lives of everyone involved, according to a court transcript unsealed Thursday.
(New York Times, 25.02.2010)

“In School and Out of Trouble? The Minimum Dropout Age and Juvenile Crime”
The title of this post is the title of this empirical piece I noticed at SSRN that suggests keeping kids in school may be even more effective than sending them to prison in order to reduce juvenile crime.
(Sentencing Law and Policy, 25.02.2010)

Utah: Making miscarriages a crime?
Utah lawmakers have passed a bill that would make intentional or ‘reckless’ miscarriages punishable by life in prison
(The Week, 25.02.2010)

A Post-Recession Crime Decline? Not in Our Homes
Pundits and pointy-headed criminologists alike seem befuddled by the nation’s reportedly declining crime rates. Why does violent crime keep dropping even while economic woes keep millions are out of work? After all, you’d think that in a time of recession, more people would be motivated to commit crimes.
(change.org – Criminal Justice, 25.02.2010)

$100,000 Per Year to Lock up a Cheese Thief? The Perverse Logic of “Three Strikes”
That a man with unpaid-for cheese in his underwear could ever have faced essentially the same sentence as Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is an absurdity.
(Centre of Criminology Library Blog, 25.02.2010)

Gangs: listening to the female voices
Specialist services are needed to prevent female involvement in – and exploitation by – violent gangs
(Guardian, 25.02.2010)

Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag: Was bisher geschah
Eine gefährliche, neue Infrastruktur zur umfassenden Zensur des Internets? Oder, nach den hitzigen Auseinandersetzungen um Sperrverfügungen für Kinderporno-Seiten, nur noch ein heißer Luftzug?
(CTRL – Alles unter Kontrolle, 25.02.2010)

Striking a balance between punishment and compassion
Interview with Phil Wheatley, head of the National Offender Management Service
(Guardian, 24.02.2010)

Linkspartei-Sprecherin in Kiel. Zu links, um deutsch zu sein
Wer darf in Deutschland eingebürgert werden? Eine junge gebildete, engagierte Frau wie Jannine Menger-Hamilton? Nicht, wenn sie in der falschen Partei ist, so der Verfassungschutz.
(taz.de, 24.02.2010)

Prozess in Wuppertal. Die Oma, der Kaffee und das Heroin
Wollte sie ihrem süchtigen Sohn helfen? Ging es ihr um das schnelle Geld? In Wuppertal steht die 85-jährige Hannelore M. wegen zahlreicher Drogengeschäfte vor Gericht. Die Rentnerin aus Solingen könnte Deutschlands älteste Dealerin sein.
(Spiegel Online, 23.02.2010)

Dress Behind Bars
What does an inmate look like? Specifically, what does a prisoner wear? Orange jumpsuits and black and white striped uniforms come to my mind, as I am sure would be the case with many individuals asked these questions.
(Blorg Theory, 23.02.2010)

More Alcohol Sales Sites Mean More Neighborhood Violence, New Research Finds
More alcohol sales sites in a neighborhood equates to more violence, and the highest assault rates are associated with carry-out sites selling alcohol for off-premise consumption, according to new research released Feb. 21 by two Indiana University professors.
(ScienceDaily, 22.02.2010)

Vintage Ads for Cocaine and Opium Products
(Sociological Images, 22.02.2010)

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