Sharing of information between multiple tiers of government is a major focus in digital government research. Law enforcement agencies in particular can greatly benefit from information sharing. Information on known criminals can be analyzed using criminal activity networks that link people and vehicles based on data found in law enforcement databases. We analyze the topological characteristics ...

BACKGROUND The pathways to care in a first onset psychosis are diverse and may influence the chances of early treatment and therefore the duration of untreated psychosis. We test which pathways to care are associated with a delay in receiving treatment and a longer duration of untreated psychosis (DUP). METHODS In a population based survey, we interviewed 480 people with first episode psychos...

Throughout the criminal justice system, prosecutors have wide discretion to exercise their authority in determining what crimes should be prosecuted. This discretion has historic support through both constitutional separation of powers doctrines and public policy. This discretion is based on a variety of factors, including the severity of the crime, the extent of the evidence, prosecutorial res...

This paper aims to give a broad overview of how South African law dealt with Cyber Crime from a common law perspective and also the new cyber crime provisions in the Electronic Communications Transactions Act, Act 25 of 2002. The paper focuses on the statutory defined crimes and then also gives provisions on the value and evidential weight of electronic data during criminal proceedings. The pap...

BY PAUL KYER ALBANY, Jan. 4 — Reorganization plans for the State Government. submitted to Governor Rockefeller by his special "Task Force." will have little immediate effect on the State's civil servants. The reorganization plan, prepared by Dr. William J. Ronan, the Governor's secretary, and a special staff, does call for sweeping changes that has as its goal a consolidation of agencies and de...

Using criminal law powers to respond to people living with HIV (PHAs) who expose sexual partners to HIV or transmit the virus to them is a prominent global HIV public policy issue. While there are widespread concerns about the public health impact of HIV-related criminalization, the social science literature on the topic is limited. This article responds to that gap in knowledge by reporting on...

This issue brief outlines five strategies for improving the quality of treatment in Massachusetts: (1) Engaging detoxification clients in a broader continuum of treatment, (2) Improving retention in treatment, (3) Providing client/family-centered services, (4) Increasing the use of evidence-based treatment approaches, and (5) Supporting recovery to address the chronic nature of substance use di...