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Comment Unfortunately, the law of criminal damage talks of destruction of property and does not include what are called 'intangibles'. So, vandalism of computer information cannot be considered to be the same as vandalism of a bus shelter; the criminal...
[28 Apr 2005]
Comment Put simply, non-compliance is a criminal offence. If organisations don't want to implement effective PC management, perhaps they should simply move on to a thin client, otherwise known as server-based computing, architecture saving themselves time...
[18 Mar 2002]
Comment Evidence literally means 'that which can be seen' and the criminal courts recognise a wide variety of different forms. The point is an important one because, other than in special circumstances, hearsay evidence is generally considered to be...
[23 Mar 2005]
Leader The government’s flagship system for doing criminal background checks on people who work with children and vulnerable adults came in for some stinging criticism today from the National Audit Office and MPs on the Public Accounts Committee.
[13 Feb 2004]
Comment Unfortunately for law enforcement, all of these careful and practical measures, all of the consideration of presenting evidence effectively, all of the presentational technology and qualified expert witnesses - all of these elements become...
[19 Oct 2005]
whitepaper The antiterrorism bill recently enacted by Congress makes a number of significant changes to criminal procedure and related topics. This paper describes some of these changes and discusses some of the legal implications.
[27 Dec 2004]
Comment No police force, no corporate investigators and no aspect of the criminal justice system can afford now to ignore the all-important computer evidence. My day job is a rather unusual one; I'm a computer expert witness, principally in criminal...
[23 Feb 2005]
News The NPS National Offender Management Service (Noms) database will be linked with Her Majesty's Prison Service so offenders can be "better managed" throughout their time in the criminal justice system, according to the NPS.
[04 Oct 2005]
Comment Bird flu is on John Suffolk's mind at the moment - nothing to do with his day job in charge of the government's £2bn Criminal Justice IT programme, unsurprisingly, but rather his other life running a rare breed conservation farm with his wife in...
[06 Mar 2006]
News The UK government's £1.2bn criminal justice IT programme is looking for suppliers to deliver software and data hosting services for its main infrastructure. The Criminal Justice Exchange will allow information sharing between the police, Crown...
[13 Jul 2004]
News The government's criminal justice IT (CJIT) programme to develop national, joined-up systems for the police, prosecutors, courts and probation workers is on target to achieve £3bn in efficiency savings.
[06 Mar 2006]
News Funding for the government's criminal justice IT programme is to get an £800m boost, putting the total investment at £2bn. In its strategic plan for criminal justice from 2004 to 2008, the government has outlined how it plans to use leading edge...
[20 Jul 2004]
whitepaper Frequently in criminal investigations, law enforcement agencies face the problem of identifying associations between a group of entities such as individuals and organizations. This paper presents a link analysis technique to solve such a problem.
[30 Aug 2005]
Comment This creates a 'perceived cost' for the hacker - or the disgruntled insider or criminal intruder - indicating just how difficult, dangerous and expensive a given breach of security might be. What they all require is continuous monitoring and...
[22 Jun 2005]
News Businesses are being urged to grass each other up as part of a new crackdown on unlicensed and pirate software by the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) that could see firms face criminal prosecution.
[19 Jan 2004]
whitepaper The COPLINK project directly targets the problems of information sharing and criminal analyses within and between law enforcement agencies. The challenges of being a law enforcement officer are many and exist at different levels.
[30 Aug 2005]
News Fujitsu Services has won around 80 per cent of the £35m, 10-year Causeway Programme aimed at improving operations at criminal justice organisations in Northern Ireland. Alan Thompson, Fujitsu Services account manager for the Causeway Programme...
[17 Sep 2003]
whitepaper In July 2000, the Wall Street Journal reported that the FBI had developed a computer system that can intercept a criminal suspect's Internet activities. The capabilities of the new system and its original name, "Carnivore," helped spark controversy...
[30 Aug 2005]
News A "major milestone" has been reached in the government's £1.2bn criminal justice IT project, with the creation of an electronic link that will join up police custody and prosecution case preparation systems.
[13 Jan 2004]
whitepaper The criminal justice community takes its responsibility for information security and data protection seriously. A joined-up information security policy will be a key enabler for joined-up criminal justice and all the benefits that this will bring.
[24 Feb 2004]
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