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1 août 2009

The myth of imported violence

A tenacious myth in both common wisdom and some more cultivated circles in Europe is the importation of violence. Some communities would, according to this view, bring into Western Europe the pattern of violence they have inherited from their home country,...
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Tags: Balkans,  importation of violence

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7 juillet 2009

Disorganised crime

Organised crime is a catchall concept. Everybody uses it in the media, politics and private discussions. It does not mean anything at all, which is exactly the reason why it is so used and popular! Talking about organised crime is like talking about “organised...
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Tags: mafia,  organised crime,  policing

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7 juillet 2009

Police fragmentation in Italy

Walking through any Italian city, you will cross the way of one of the following forces, at least: State police, Carabinieri (Gendarmerie), Municipal police, Provincial police, Financial police, Penitentiary police, and now, even soldiers ! This seems...
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Tags: carabinieri,  fragmentation,  italy,  municipal police,  police

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9 juin 2009

CCTV, videosurveillance: paradigm shift

Everybody has as opinion on CCTV and videosurveillance. The majority of the population, when asked in surveys, is in favour, up to a proportion of 75%. As with topics discussed broadly and where each opinon is supposed to be valid, we are lost in oceans...
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Tags: CCTV,  criminal law,  guilty,  innocent,  philosophy,  videosurveillance

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31 mai 2009

drug legalisation : the only efficient policy

Legalisation of the drug market is the only way to reduce risks for the consumers and the power of the criminal underworld. Legalisation does not mean liberalisation, since the State would in fact get more involved in the governance of drugs: prevention...
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Tags: drug policy,  prohibition

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