Police in Nottingham have been videoed using a taser stun gun 3 times on a man who was causing a disturbance outside a nightclub on Monday night. The whole incident was videod by a member of the public. Not only was the man stunned twice by Taser, it also shows the Police punch the man on his upper body. This incident has now been passed to The Independent Police Complaints Commission who after watching the video, thinks there may be grounds for further investigation. Truth is, the video fails to show how confrontational the man might have been before the Police took action to taser him.
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You don’t have to be a superhero to help fight crime, simple things like just looking out your window at your neighbours home, car or garage or just listening out for any suspicious noises is, in many cases, enough to deter many thieves. There are also other organisations out there to help fight crime, Neighbourhood Watch and Crime Stoppers.
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In an ever-increasing surveillance society that we live within, being just another face-in-the-crowd is a nigh on impossibility. No matter if you are just popping up the high street for a quick nip in-and-out of the shops, sending an email from your work computer or socialising online with your digital buddies on Twitter or Facebook – there’s a good chance that your digital footprint will be monitored along the way at some point.
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Back in 2007 Gallup Europe, the survey people, released the findings of their survey carried out on behalf of the UN crime prevention agency (source). The report puts Britain as one of the worst countries in the European Union, naming us a ‘high crime country’ and London as the ‘crime capital of Europe’. Britain had the highest rate of burglary and nearly top for assaults and hate crime. The survey carried over 18 countries highlights Britain’s crime rate to be way above average.
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We sure love a good old cop show here at Crime Prevention Products and so does a majority of our readers. So, we decided that we would bring together for the very first time a collection of cop / crime shows from both the UK and USA that has dominated our TV screens over the last 40 years. We hope you like our crime show play-offs and remember if you feel we have missed your favourite out or you don’t agree with our choice then let us know via the comments.

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A new study released by Texas University shows that there is no direct correlation between those exposed to violent video games and increasing crime statistics. The author of the study, Christopher Ferguson of Texas A&M International University, exposes that violent video games such as ‘Grand Theft Auto’ and their like, do not desensitise the game player and encourage them to go out and commit criminal behaviour. The study, instead comes to the conclusion that ‘moral panic’ sets in after a violent or horrific crime has taken place and video games are seen as an easy target for politicians, media and parents to blame.

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