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RSS crimeCrime in Focus
White Paper Crime mapping has become part of an official UK Government 'pledge'. This should provide the public, press and politicians with important insights into the crime profile of their neighbourhood.... [25 Aug 2009]
Apple bonanza, crime breathalysers and broadband tax
News Meanwhile, the Association of Chief Police Officers revealed that its e-crime group was in discussions to deploy PC crime 'breathalysers' which can detect evidence of illegal activity on PCs. June was a... [02 Jul 2009]
Crime pays - and pays very well in cyberspace
Comment E-crime has become too great a menace to ignore, says Simon Moores. It's been five years since the first e-Crime Congress and this month leading figures from government, business, finance and... [07 Mar 2007]
Mobile phone theft: Crime-busting database goes live
News John Denham, Home Office Minister for Crime Reduction and Policing said in a statement: "Home Office research shows that mobile phones are involved in 28 per cent of robbery. The package of measures we have developed... [01 Nov 2002]
Crime Data Mining: An Overview and Case Studies
White Paper This paper reviews crime data mining techniques and present four case studies done in the ongoing COPLINK project. The concern about national security has increased significantly since the 9/11 attacks. [30 Sep 2008]
Leader: Time to rethink cyber crime priorities
Leader We're often warned of the menace of cyber crime to UK business - and hear plenty of ideas for what needs to be done to fight back. Just this month a House of Lords committee urged the government to do more to tackle... [24 Aug 2007]
How organized crime is profiting from the Internet
White Paper Organized crime is capitalizing on every opportunity to exploit new technology to perform classic crimes such as fraud and extortion to make money illegally. Cybercrime is no longer in its infancy. It is now big business. [18 Mar 2009]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News Powers to snoop on the UK's email and internet records will be of limited use in tackling serious crime, the government has admitted. Consultation papers released this week show the government wants to keep the "who",... [13 Aug 2008]
Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
News The head of e-crime for the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), Sharon Lemon, has warned e-crime is so widespread it now plays a role in nearly every criminal investigation. Lemon... [19 Mar 2008]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet The PCeU works with the 43 police forces in England and Wales to support them in tackling online crime, including helping to set up regional cybercrime units that will provide expertise and tools for local investigations. [20 Jul 2009]
Met police in web 2.0 crime map mash up
News The Met Police has launched a test version of a clickable crime map for London showing how levels of burglary, robbery and vehicle theft vary across the capital. The beta map mashes up Google Maps with... [18 Aug 2008]
Businesses may be forced to pay for e-crime police
News Businesses would be forced to contribute to the funding of a national police e-crime unit under the current proposal being considered by the Home Office. But the private sector has hit back saying the core funding for a... [17 Mar 2008]
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News The 21-strong unit, which sniffs out incriminating evidence from crime scenes, uses a number of high-tech tools to get the sensitive data the police needs to build a case. Foggon believes that the unit's years of... [02 Sep 2008]
UK Plc calls for national police e-crime force
News The UK's major industry and business groups have backed silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign, which is calling for the creation of a new national police e-crime unit to combat the growing threat of... [14 Mar 2008]
Plod gets tough on plastic crime
News The total cost of card and cheque crime rose by 30 per cent to £411.4m in 2001. The police will launch a new squad to crack down on the growing problem of credit card fraud. The new unit will focus on credit card... [26 Apr 2002]
