Police use of AI to predict crimes can “amplify human bias”
Artificial intelligence (AI) used by UK police to predict crimes may “replicate and in some cases amplify” existing biases, according to new research.
18 September 2019
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£5m increase for rape and sexual abuse victims
Specialist support services for victims of rape and sexual assault will receive a £5m boost from the government, Justice Minister Wendy Morton MP announced today.
18 September 2019
Provocation and coercive control: the Challen case
In the week that Sally Challen told her own story for the first time, Jessica Maguire explores the perception of coercive control in the current justice system
17 September 2019
Unduly lenient sentence scheme extended
More victims will be able to challenge prison sentences following an extension of the unduly lenient sentence scheme, announced by the Ministry of Justice today.
17 September 2019
Sentencing of mothers causing children ‘irreparable harm’, report claims
The welfare of dependent children should be at the forefront of a judge’s mind when sending mothers to prison, according to a new parliamentary committee report.
11 September 2019
To botox or not to botox?
Botched cosmetic surgery could lead to criminal convictions for the practitioner not to mention compensation claims
5 September 2019
Criminal justice system at 'breaking point'
The criminal justice system is on the brink of collapse after a decade of underfunding and needs urgent intervention, a Law Society
18 June 2019
Law Society urges government to rectify ‘legal aid deserts’
The Law Society has published figures today revealing that 184 local authorities in the UK have no publicly funded legal advice for housing.
25 April 2019
Funding for inquests: giving families a voice
Non means-tested legal aid funding for inquests would encourage safer practices as well as allow families to be represented, argues Alice Stevens
16 April 2019
Lie detection tests for convicted domestic abuse offenders is a costly distraction
Matthew Hardcastle questions the inclusion of polygraph testing in the government’s recent draft domestic abuse bill
15 February 2019
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