PREVENTING MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY CRIMINAL ORGANISATIONS

Public funds should be made fully traceable to prevent mafia-style organisations from misusing them, says a resolution approved by the Civil Liberties Committee on Thursday. MEPs also call for a special EP committee to investigate infiltration of the public sector and the legal economy by organised crime. Organised crime, especially Mafia-style crime, takes advantage of PREVENTING MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY CRIMINAL ORGANISATIONS

EUROPEAN COMMISSION HOME AFFAIRS – 2011 CALL FOR PROPOSALS ORGANISED CRIME AND RELATED ISSUES

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear materials CBRN deadline 17 October 2011 Radicalisation leading to terrorism and the role of victims of terrorism in preventing radicalisation RAD deadline 17 October 2011 Cross border law enforcement cooperation particularly in the access to and exchange of information through the implementation of the principle of availability through the Prüm Decisions and EUROPEAN COMMISSION HOME AFFAIRS – 2011 CALL FOR PROPOSALS ORGANISED CRIME AND RELATED ISSUES

PREMIER’S WISH FOR CCC TO PROBE ORGANISED CRIME – AUSTRALIA

WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett will push ahead with a bid to expand the Crime and Corruption Commission’s “extraordinary powers” to fight organised crime, despite high-level opposition.  Mr Barnett says a bill to empower the CCC to investigate organised crime directly will be introduced soon, despite a parliamentary committee and others rejecting the recommendation.

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY

This is fun. The AIC videos visiting presenters and puts them on its website. Bill Tupman visited and was videoed in September 2011…Watch this space!

CHINA, UKRAINE READY TO ENHANCE LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION

KIEV, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — Top Chinese and Ukrainian security officials agreed here Friday to strengthen law enforcement bilateral cooperation and exchange in fighting terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal immigration and trans-national organized crime.

STOCKHOLM CRIMINOLOGY SYMPOSIUM – JUNE 11-13, 2012

Stockholm Criminology Symposium The next Stockholm Criminology Symposium will take place June 11-13, 2012. The symposium is an annual event that attracts more than 600 participants from all over the world. The first symposium was held in June 2006. During the years the symposium has become a true meeting point for researchers, policy-makers and practitioners interested STOCKHOLM CRIMINOLOGY SYMPOSIUM – JUNE 11-13, 2012