CALL FOR PAPERS Transnational Organized Crime: Italian Connections Bilingual Conference (English and Italian) The American University of Rome Department of International Relations 30-31 March 2012 Keynote Speaker: Professor Nando Dalla Chiesa, University of Milan The American University of Rome’s Department of International Relations will be hosting a two-day international conference focusing on Italy’s current roles … CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PAPERS
MEXICO CITY–Mexico’s police and soldiers have committed widespread human rights abuses in the government’s fight against organized crime, according to a report published on Wednesday.
Australian POLICE have identified a gap in their organised crime strategy and are plugging it with back to basics, “in your face” tactics. Victoria Police crime department chief Graham Ashton said it could take years of investigative effort and millions of dollars to crack open organised crime groups.
Opening of what appears to be a new front in “trafficking”…I’m not sure that’s the right term for what is described here. Exploitation of the vulnerable for criminal purposes might be a better description.
Another area of conflict opens up in Nigeria/
Report to the Cabinet Office on motives for taking part in the riots: they did it for the buzz. Probably need to look at the full report, rather than this breathless summary.
Lin to the full National Centre for Social research report available on this site.
A rare glimpse into the Golden Triangle. It’s all still going on down the Mekong, and quietly growing even more complicated.
Demos used Facebook to get supporters of the right to complete questionnaires. unsurprisingly it discovered a new younger web-based generation…Well you would if you used Facebook wouldnt you??? Allowing for the idiocy of Guardian sub-editors, the research has at least been done and there is a link to the report proper.
Bizarre Guardian article, They let the kidnapped person go…Why would you continue the assault? Win win situation, surely? Who is the editor for the sake of Astarte?
