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Los Angeles police chief Bill Bratton to step down

2010-02-26T00:04:35Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Bratton, one of the United States' best-known enforcement officials, said on Wednesday that he would resign to run a private security firm.</p><p>Br...

Children's groups warn punishment not a panacea

2010-03-02T03:11:53Z

<div><p>The government's respect agenda risks alienating vulnerable youngsters and breaching their human rights, children's rights campaigners warned last night.</p><p>Among the critics of the plans is the children's commissioner, Al Aynsley Green, who told the Guardian he was "concerned about a knee-jerk reaction and a one-size-fits all response where punishment is the answer"...

'You can do something about crime. You can control it'

2010-03-02T06:33:17Z

<div><p> It was as if the two men had suddenly burst out of nowhere. 'You're coming with us, ' one of them growled as they pounced on Caroline, grabbing her by the arms and starting to drag her down a dark side alley. It was the early hours of Saturday morning in central Durham, about a mile from the cathedral, a part of the city which is never deserted; so my friend, a 22-yearold medical student, lashed out screaming and ki...