This is one of the phenomena of the situation in Northern Ireland after the peace process. The hard men of the Protestant community continue to hold their parades and riot when they can’t go where they want when they want. It is still a divided society, riddled with organised crime groups. the interesting thing here … HUNDREDS OF POLICE FROM ACROSS UK TO BE DEPLOYED TO BELFAST AFTER LOYALIST VIOLENCE FLARES FOR THIRD NIGHT

These are the materials from the House of lords European select Committee that relate to the proposed opt-out by the UK from justice and home affairs cooperation prior to opting back into some of the measures. All to do with police cooperation and the Treaty of Lisbon.

Lady Goudie argues that money laundering legislation is not properly framed to be used as a weapon against human trafficking

This piece from Bloomberg. Save money. abolish the department of Homeland Security. Neo-libs vs neo-cons…its the final countdown!

You have to say that the IT department should have done better! Or did the management panic. Dilbert, where art thou?

She resigned once, was persuaded to rescind her resignation and has now given up after little or no assistance.

Link from a blog to new article by Campana and Varese in Rationality and Society. I’m particularly interested as I have just returned from a workshop on trust and international police cooperation in Onati, the Basque Country

Abstract The paper argues that kinship ties and sharing information on violent acts can be interpreted as forms of ‘hostage-taking’ likely to increase cooperation among co- offenders. The paper tests this hypothesis among members of two criminal groups, a Camorra clan based just outside Naples, and a Russian Mafia group that moved to Rome in … LINK TO THE ACTUAL ARTICLE POSTED BELOW

13th July 20.00 BST, Radio 4: the crime of the century. All about the Great Train robbery, cos it’s the 50th anniversary

Report can be downloaded.