Archive for 'homeoffice'
Crime maps by Christmas
A Home Office press release this morning makes the explicit pledge: 'Every neighbourhood in England and Wales will have access to the latest local crime information through new interactive crime maps. [...] By the end of the year every police force area will produce crime maps which will allow the public to see where and [...]
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ID card debate hijacked
I wonder if the Home Office is regretting its MyLifeMyID website yet? The Drupal-based website, aimed at 16-25 year olds (for some reason?), isn't having trouble attracting traffic... but unfortunately, a large chunk of its traffic is using the site to actually organise an anti-ID Card campaign. This topic was always going to attract 'undesirable' [...]
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Power Taskforce's ideas on crime maps
The Home Office is confirming that it'll press ahead with online crime mapping, as recommended by today's Casey Report on Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime. Even better, the Power Of Information taskforce - specifically Will Perrin and Tom Loosemore, in apparent association with designers Schulze and Webb - have posted a few concepts showing not [...]
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