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Thieves Get Surprise at South African ATMs

07/20/2009 - A commercial banking company in South Africa has invested in ATM machines that squirt pepper spray to deter robbers.
Daily Headline : Crime

Violent Crime Down in Most Big Cities

07/20/2009 - Despite an economic recession and the summer, violent crime rates are down in most metropolitan areas, reports The Washington Post front page today.
Daily Headline : Crime

Hearing Weighs Pros and Cons of Cell Phone Jamming Inside Prisons

07/15/2009 - Advocates for allowing state prisons to jam cell phone signals battled with critics at a Senate hearing over the best ways to respond to inmates using contraband cellphones to illegally communicate with the outside world.
Legal Report: Crime

State Legislation: North Dakota: Contraband

05/28/2009 - A new bill (S.B. 2114) introduced in North Dakota would make it illegal for an inmate in a correctional facility to manufacture, possess, or use any type of wireless communication device. The measure would also make it illegal for anyone to deliver or attempt to deliver such a device to an inmate.  
Legal Report: Crime

U.S. Congressional Legislation: Retail Theft

05/28/2009 - Three bills currently under consideration in Congress would establish programs to combat organized retail theft: S. 470, H.R. 1173, and H.R. 1166.
Intelligence: Crime

Do Improvement Districts Cut Crime?

05/27/2009 - Researchers find greater reductions in business improvement districts, but experts say the model is not a panacea.
Intelligence: Crime

Confessions Corrupting Witnesses

04/30/2009 - Eyewitness misidentification is the number one cause of wrongful criminal prosecutions, accounting for 75 percent of the prisoners exonerated due to DNA evidence.
Daily Headline : Crime

Transnational Organized Crime Threatens U.S. Economy, National Security, CRS Says

04/30/2009 - As organized crime gets more and more transnational, the Congressional Research Service warns it threatens U.S. national security and the U.S. economy.
Book Reviews: Crime

Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention: An Encyclopedic Reference

04/29/2009 - Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention is poised to become the authoritative security reference for the retail industry.
Beyond Print: Crime

Eyewitness Testimony

04/28/2009 - Would knowledge of a confession influence your memory of a crime you witnessed? Researchers say it could. See the research online.
Daily Headline : Crime

Gang Problem at Worst Level Since 1990s

04/20/2009 - National Youth Gang Survey highlights from 2007 reveal that nearly one-third of surveyed jurisdictions experienced gang problems in 2007, which is the highest level since before 2000.
Daily Headline : Crime

Bank Crime Surges in 4th Quarter 2008, but Down for Year

04/17/2009 - The amount of bank crimes rose significantly in the last quarter of 2008 but is down overall from the past two years, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Intelligence: Crime

Fighting Stalking

03/27/2009 - A recent survey finds that approximately 3.4 million Americans have experienced stalking over a 12-month period, although what constitutes the crime makes it difficult to prosecute.
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