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Scotland's Move to Protect Victims of Modern Slave Trade Is Model for the World

Maria Grazia Giammarinaro | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Law, Italy, Law Enforcement, United Kingdom, Scotland, Osce, Legislation, Human Trafficking, UK Politics News
Maria Grazia Giammarinaro

Last month, Scotland's police made a radical policy shift, announcing they would no longer seek to prosecute people brought to the UK to work against their will. This shift is crucial: a "victim focused" approach is needed, if we want to achieve better results in the fight against human trafficking.

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'DNA Gun' Can Tag Offenders From 40 Metres (And No, It Isn't Sci-Fi)

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Dna, Police Technology, Poll, Selectamark, Law Enforcement, UK News, Dna Gun, Non-Lethal Weapons, UK Tech News

A 'DNA gun' able to tag suspects with DNA at a distance and track them down with 100% accuracy has been unveiled by a British firm in Las Vegas. De...

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'Electric-Shock Handcuffs' Could Also Administer Drugs To Detainees

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.02.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Handcuffs, Law Enforcement, UK News, Patents, Patent Applications, UK Tech News

Handcuffs which could deliver electric shocks, drugs and sedatives to people who are under arrest could be the future of law enforcement, after a US c...

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A Day Job Looking at Child Sexual Abuse? Why Would You Do It?

Susie Hargreaves | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Law Enforcement, Removal of Internet Images, Iwf, Child Pornography, UK Impact, Internet Watch Foundation, Content Analysts, Child Sexual Abuse, UK News
Susie Hargreaves

I want to emphasise the personality of the people who day in, day out look at some of the worst crimes imaginable. Theirs isn't a job that's easy to talk about down the pub on a Friday night but what they do is absolutely essential. It requires supreme attention to detail and a determination to stay committed to the very end of the removal process.

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