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Crime and justice

  • POSTbrief

    Unintentional Bias in Forensic Investigation

    Thursday, 01 October, 2015

    A short paper describing how cognitive biases can influence the results of forensic investigations.

    • POSTbrief
    • Crime and justice
  • POSTnote

    Forensic Language Analysis

    Wednesday, 30 September, 2015

    This note examines forensic language analysis, the scientific validity of procedures and their applications, and explores the issues surrounding their use.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Security and defence
  • POSTnote

    Trends in Crime and Criminal Justice

    Thursday, 24 September, 2015

    This POSTnote describes crime patterns, and highlights issues with crime measurement and data. It also identifies key developments in the criminal justice system.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
  • POSTbrief

    Body-Worn Video in UK Policing

    Thursday, 24 September, 2015

    A short paper describing the use of body-worn video cameras in UK policing.

    • POSTbrief
    • Crime and justice
  • POSTnote

    Trends in Political Participation

    Friday, 12 June, 2015

    Over the last fifty years in the UK, some aspects of participation in formal politics have decreased, such as political party membership. But new forms of participation, such as online activism, have emerged, which may become increasingly important, especially for younger people. This POSTnote discusses trends in political participation, with a focus on new forms, drivers of these trends and how UK democratic institutions are responding.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
  • POSTnote

    The darknet and online anonymity

    Monday, 09 March, 2015

    A very small proportion of websites use sophisticated anonymity systems, which allow their operators to conceal their identity if they wish to. This part of the web is commonly referred to as the darknet. The darknet helps citizens to protect their security and privacy and to circumvent censorship. It also facilitate organised crime, such as the billion dollar drug market known as Silk Road. This POSTnote discusses the challenge of preventing such crimes without compromising the other uses of anonymity technologies.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
  • POSTnote

    Parity of Esteem for Mental Health

    Wednesday, 07 January, 2015

    This note looks at the history of and recent developments in efforts to achieve parity of esteem between mental and physical health in care standards .

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Big and Open Data in Transport

    Friday, 08 August, 2014

    This POSTnote examines key factors affecting the growth of big data in transport and current and future applications, focusing on road and public transport. It also explores challenges to opening up, collecting, disseminating and using big data, and to sharing data whilst protecting users’ privacy.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Alternative Currencies

    Friday, 08 August, 2014

    This POSTnote outlines the different types and aims of these currencies. It also sets out how alternative currencies are being used and highlights regulatory and policy challenges regarding consumer protection, financial crime and taxation and benefits.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
  • POSTnote

    Big Data and Public Health

    Tuesday, 22 July, 2014

    This POSTnote examines the sources of data, their current and potential uses for health improvement, and the legal and practical issues raised by data use for public health or research purposes.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Big Data and Business

    Tuesday, 15 July, 2014

    POSTnote exploring how big data is being used by UK companies and the challenges and opportunities it presents.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Education
    • Health and social care
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Big Data Overview

    Tuesday, 15 July, 2014

    This POSTnote gives an overview of big data.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Big Data, Crime and Security

    Thursday, 10 July, 2014

    This POSTnote examines the use of large and varied data in three key areas: crime prevention, crime detection and national security. It also covers regulatory issues and public perception about privacy, civil liberties and social benefits.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
  • POSTnote

    Social Media and Big Data

    Wednesday, 05 March, 2014

    This POSTnote examines the application of ‘big data’ approaches to social media in three key areas: elections and polling, commercial applications and security. It also covers the regulation of social media data and public concerns around privacy.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Minimising the harms of khat

    Thursday, 21 November, 2013

    This POSTnote summarises the evidence on the impact of khat on health and possible social harms in the UK and comparable international experiences of legislation and control.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Health and social care

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