Crime

Articles

19 Feb 2020

Losing blind justice

David Kirwan ponders whether filming in the criminal courts could lead to the nation's new 'X Factor'

11 Feb 2020

'Enough is enough': no early release for terrorists

6 Feb 2020

Calls to criminalise cyber-attacks on automated passenger vehicles

25 Nov 2019

Wide-ranging Tory manifesto fails on the 'how'

The Conservative Party's manifesto, launched yesterday (24 November) sets out an ambitious plan on what it will do if it wins the forthcoming general election – but little on how it will achieve some of its commitments.

6 Nov 2019

Government to review controversial release under investigation

Tens of thousands of suspects are being released under investigation without any time limits or conditions, according to the Law Society, but the government has announced it is to review the rules.

18 Sept 2019

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 Sept 2019

£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.

17 Sept 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