The case of Richard O’Dwyer has yet again brought the state of the UK-USA extradition arrangements into the public eye.
Mr O’Dwyer is facing extradition in relation to charges for criminal copyright infringement relating to his TVShack website.
District Judge Quentin Purdy, who regularly makes decisions in extradition cases, ruled on the 13th of [...]
Tag Archives: Justice
UK-USA Extradition - Click for Full Article
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Cambridgeshire Police Authority Scrutiny Committee December 2011 - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Cambridgeshire Police Authority Scrutiny Committee 13th of December
I observed some of the Cambridgeshire Police Authority Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday the 13th of December 2011.
I have written a number of separate articles on key aspects:
Restorative Justice Disposals - Confusion and inconsistency continues.
Phone Answering Performance - The police are getting even worse at answering non-emergency calls. [...]
Inconsistency On Cambridgeshire Police Restorative Justice Disposals Policy - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The New Cambridgeshire Police Restorative Justice Page
I observed the Cambridgeshire Police Authority Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday the 13th of December.
I used the public speaking slot at the start of the meeting to ask about the force’s restorative justice policies.
Following my use of the public speaking slot at the previous scrutiny committee meeting the [...]
Star Radio Police Podcast: Restorative Justice, Police Patrols and Politeness - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Cambridgeshire Police’s Sector Inspector for the Ely area Robin Sissons - Again Featuring in a Star Radio Podcast.
Star Radio’s regular podcast with Cambridgeshire Police’s Inspector Sissons, the sector inspector for Ely, is a great route for finding out about how the police are operating.
One of the things that is particularly revealing is when there [...]
Why I Support the Degrading is Degrading Campaign - Click for Full Article
Sunday, December 4, 2011
On the 4th of November 2011 Cambridge student newspaper Varsity reported the launch of a “Degrading is Degrading” campaign.
Having read the article I responded immediately by Twitter to express my support.
While I had no particular knowledge or experience of the process of “degrading”, the Cambridge terminology for being allowed to take a year [...]
Shoplifting Decriminalised in North Cambridge - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Campkin Road Tesco, Cambridge
At 17.45 on Wednesday the 23rd of November 2011 the north Cambridge neighbourhood policing sergeant, Jason Wragg, sent the following to some of the residents of the area who have signed up to the ECops email system:
GOOD NEWS
Your north police officers, PC Tom Gallagher and PC Darren Goodwin caught someone who was [...]
Liberal Democrats Adopt Policy of Closing Women’s Prisons - Click for Full Article
Monday, September 19, 2011
Liberal Democrats Adopt Policy of Closing Women’s Prisons
The Liberal Democrats have adopted a policy of closing all women’s prisons. Earlier today I watched a fantastic speech by a Liberal Democrat speaking at their conference saying the proposals were inequitable, and suggesting dropping them, but she overwhelmingly lost a vote on the matter. The Liberal Democrats [...]
Cambridgeshire Police Restorative Justice Update - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
In advance of a Cambridgeshire Police Authority Scrutiny Committee meeting to be held on the 12th of September a paper on restorative justice, providing an update on its implementation in Cambridgeshire has been published.
Key Points
Cambridgeshire Police are planing to reduce the number of those taken into its police stations by a quarter through [...]
Interview with Ely Sector Police Inspector Robin Sissons - Click for Full Article
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Cambridgeshire Police’s Sector Inspector for the Ely area Robin Sissons - Interviewed for a Star Radio Podcast.
Every two weeks Cambridgeshire Police’s Sector Inspector for the Ely area Robin Sissons does an interview with Star Radio which is published online as a podcast. Highlights are also broadcast on the radio. Last week I noticed @StarCambridge inviting [...]
A Day in the Cambridge Magistrates Court - Click for Full Article
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Cambridge Magistrates’ Court
On Monday the 7th of March 2011 I spent the day observing two of the magistrates courts sitting in Cambridge. I went along primarily to see the students sprayed with “Pava” by police officers within Kings College at their first court appearance. Having seen a video showing the police use of the incapacitant [...]