Site Map - Crime

02/19/2008 - Senator says the cost of incarcerating illegal aliens combined with high rates of recidivism make deportation logical.

02/11/2008 - A heist in broad daylight in Zurich may signal a new tactic being used by art thieves.

02/03/2008 - Both Labour and Conservative parties want to scrap stop and search forms they say waste police's precious time.

01/31/2008 - Cybersecurity experts warn that phishers' next target may be online political contributions.

01/30/2008 - Groups that work to reduce problems that can lead to violence among young people are trying to coordinate their efforts to enhance results.

01/30/2008 - The United States has recently proposed a new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Assuming the treaty gets ratified, the key to its effectiveness will be for it to receive enough funding from the participating governments.

01/29/2008 - A review of Cyber Crime Investigations - Bridging the Gaps Between Security Professionals, Law Enforcement, and Prosecutors by Anthony Reyes et al.

01/29/2008 - The Mafia in Sicily has never been more powerful, or profitable, says a new Italian report.

01/24/2008 - Despite police efforts to stamp out La Cosa Nostra in Italy, it seems to survive—and thrive, accounting for 7 percent of Italy’s GDP, says the Italian business association Confesercenti. (The report is in Itailian.) Read the Italian banking association’s report on surging bank robberies, also in Italian, here.

01/19/2008 - School associated homicides account for less than 1 percent of all murders in the same age group.

01/01/2008 - New York City's murder rate could be its lowest in 40 years.

12/18/2007 - Security technologies' prospects rated, EU fears expansion of crime with expansion of borders, advice on reducing false alarms, and more

12/17/2007 - A bill (H.R. 2939) introduced by Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) would amend federal law to enhance the prevention and prosecution of crimes committed using weapons of mass destruction. The bill would make illegal any threat, attempt, or conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction within the United States on any property, including property owned, leased, or used by a foreign government. penalties for certain crimes carried out at ports. Under the bill, it would be illegal to damage or destroy a vessel or maritime facility. Enhanced penalties would apply if the vessel carried high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel.