Why are Women Prisoner Numbers Rising so Rapidly?
" ICPR [has] released the most comprehensive global dataset ever produced on women prisoner numbers. The fourth edition of [the] World Female Imprisonment List –
published on 9 November – shows that the world’s female prison
population has increased by about 53% since 2000. In comparison, the
male prison population has gone up by around 20%. Numbers of women
prisoners are rising in every continent of the globe, with significant
increases reported in both developed and less developed countries....
For virtually every country across the globe, the List gives information
on the total number of women and girls in prison; the percentage of
that country’s prison population comprised by women; and the number of
imprisoned women and girls per 100,000 of the national population (the
‘prison population rate’). The List also includes information about
trends in female imprisonment, at national, regional and continental
levels. For most countries, the List gives trend data back to 2000 and
at intervals since. (On the World Prison Brief website, trend data going back much further in time are available for many countries’ overall imprisonment levels.)"
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Crime in England and Wales down 3%, figures show
Owen Bowcott guardian.co.uk, Thursday 22 January 2009 11.30 GMT
Overall crime in England and Wales fell by 3% in the third quarter of last year despite a sharp rise in the number of robberies involving knives, Home Office statistics published today showed.
The figures showed a continuing decline in the levels of vehicle-related theft, criminal damage, violent crime and sexual offences between July and September last year compared with a year earlier.
But they revealed that the number of domestic burglaries recorded by police rose by 4% in the same period, the number of robberies involving knives leapt by 18%, drug offences were up by 9% and the level of fraud and forgery shot up by 16%.
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Overall crime in England and Wales fell by 3% in the third quarter of last year despite a sharp rise in the number of robberies involving knives, Home Office statistics published today showed.
The figures showed a continuing decline in the levels of vehicle-related theft, criminal damage, violent crime and sexual offences between July and September last year compared with a year earlier.
But they revealed that the number of domestic burglaries recorded by police rose by 4% in the same period, the number of robberies involving knives leapt by 18%, drug offences were up by 9% and the level of fraud and forgery shot up by 16%.
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Race stats confine black youths
Rosie Dimanno
Statistics are troubling. They carry a weight of certainty that is not always deserved.
Crime statistics are particularly misleading. The numbers, and what they purportedly reveal, are only as good as the data fed into a computer. Often that data is incomplete or deceptive. A single incident between suspect and police, for example, can result in a slew of charges – catch-all overcharging is routine – many of which are subsequently dropped because there was no reasonable substance to them and zero likelihood of conviction. But the record will still show X number of charges levelled, skewing annual totals in that particular column.
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Statistics are troubling. They carry a weight of certainty that is not always deserved.
Crime statistics are particularly misleading. The numbers, and what they purportedly reveal, are only as good as the data fed into a computer. Often that data is incomplete or deceptive. A single incident between suspect and police, for example, can result in a slew of charges – catch-all overcharging is routine – many of which are subsequently dropped because there was no reasonable substance to them and zero likelihood of conviction. But the record will still show X number of charges levelled, skewing annual totals in that particular column.
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New FBI Hate Crime Statistics Confirm Need for Stronger Federal Response
NEW YORK - October 27 - Hate crime statistics released today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation show a continued upward trend in certain categories of bias motivated violence in 2007 and confirm the need for a more vigorous response by the federal government, including enactment of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act (S.1105, H.R. 1592) and other steps outlined in a recent report by Human Rights First.
"There have been some glaring omissions in the federal government's response to a serious and growing problem of hate crime violence," said Tad Stahnke, the Director of Human Rights First's Fighting Discrimination Program. "The United States has both legislation and an extensive monitoring system on hate crimes. However, several steps should be taken to help ensure that the climate surrounding illegal immigration does not contribute to impunity for those who perpetrate violence targeting them and to strengthen the federal and local law enforcement response to all hate crime, including increased violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity bias."
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"There have been some glaring omissions in the federal government's response to a serious and growing problem of hate crime violence," said Tad Stahnke, the Director of Human Rights First's Fighting Discrimination Program. "The United States has both legislation and an extensive monitoring system on hate crimes. However, several steps should be taken to help ensure that the climate surrounding illegal immigration does not contribute to impunity for those who perpetrate violence targeting them and to strengthen the federal and local law enforcement response to all hate crime, including increased violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity bias."
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National homicide rate dropped in 2007
Downward trend begun in 1970s continues; Toronto site of one fifth of nation's slayings
Oct 23, 2008 09:48 AM
OTTAWA–Police reported 594 homicides in Canada in 2007, 12 fewer than in 2006.
Statistics Canada reports that stabbings accounted for a third of the homicides last year and another third involved the use of a firearm.
The agency says handguns were used in two-thirds of all firearm homicides, primarily in urban areas, while police reported that one in five homicides were gang-related.
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Oct 23, 2008 09:48 AM
OTTAWA–Police reported 594 homicides in Canada in 2007, 12 fewer than in 2006.
Statistics Canada reports that stabbings accounted for a third of the homicides last year and another third involved the use of a firearm.
The agency says handguns were used in two-thirds of all firearm homicides, primarily in urban areas, while police reported that one in five homicides were gang-related.
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Factors Associated with Youth Delinquency and Victimization in Toronto, 2006
By Klarka Zeman (Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics) and Angela Bressan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics), Statistics Canada
Released Sept. 16, 2008
The International Youth Survey (IYS) was conducted for the first time in Canada in 2006. This is the Canadian version of the International Self-Reported Delinquency Study conducted in over 30 countries in that same year (ISRD2 Working Group, 2005). The target population for this survey was Toronto students in grades 7, 8 and 9. Respondents provided information about their involvement in delinquency, as well as a wide range of information about individual, family, peer and school characteristics.
The first report to use these data (Savoie, 2007) described the prevalence of youth delinquency and associated risk factors, as well as the prevalence of youth victimization. The report identified three groups of youth who were more likely to report delinquency in the 12 months preceding the survey: boys, youth from single-parent or step-parent families and older youth. In addition, the results indicated that immigrant youth were less likely to report delinquency than their native-born counterparts.
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Released Sept. 16, 2008
The International Youth Survey (IYS) was conducted for the first time in Canada in 2006. This is the Canadian version of the International Self-Reported Delinquency Study conducted in over 30 countries in that same year (ISRD2 Working Group, 2005). The target population for this survey was Toronto students in grades 7, 8 and 9. Respondents provided information about their involvement in delinquency, as well as a wide range of information about individual, family, peer and school characteristics.
The first report to use these data (Savoie, 2007) described the prevalence of youth delinquency and associated risk factors, as well as the prevalence of youth victimization. The report identified three groups of youth who were more likely to report delinquency in the 12 months preceding the survey: boys, youth from single-parent or step-parent families and older youth. In addition, the results indicated that immigrant youth were less likely to report delinquency than their native-born counterparts.
Read on...
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