Sci-Fi Idea Comes of Age Preventing Crimes Before They Happen Is a Concept From Science Fiction - but That's the Task for the New Risk Agency. By Lucy Adams
The Herald › December 13, 2005
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In Stephen Spielberg's version of the future, crimes can be predicted and prevented before they happen. His movie Minority Report depicts the ultimate weapon in public reassurance and Tom Cruise's character explains - before things go wrong - that the system is perfect.
Politicians may have similar aspirations for Scotland, but the body created to achieve them needs more realistic goals.See the full content of this document
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Sci-Fi Idea Comes of Age Preventing Crimes Before They Happen Is a Concept From Science Fiction - but That's the Task for the New Risk Agency. By Lucy Adams
The Risk Management Authority (RMA) was created to manage the "assessment and minimisation" of serious violent and sexual offenders.
In 1999 a committee chaired by Lord MacLean, the high court judge, was commissioned by the UK government to consider the provisions avail...See the full content of this document
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