Police & Prisons

Articles

24 Sept 2015

Erroneous decision making by officers of the law

Claire Hegarty and Irene McMillan discuss an ongoing consultation on PACE code E, judicial review of arrests, and an officer's execution of duties

22 Sept 2015

Immigration controls

The government is conflating labour and immigration controls, which may encourage forced labour and poor living conditions, warn Sharmila Mehta and Alastair Logan

15 Sept 2015

Revenge porn offenders not getting off scot-free

When an offence is this broad, there will be significant variances in the sentences handed down, explains Dr Samantha Pegg

14 Sept 2015

Magistrates' courts

Magistrates warn the criminal justice system is near collapse due to growing delays, court closures, and funding cuts

20 Aug 2015

The diamond in the rough story during silly season

The theft of a Mars bar has caught people's attention, but if you cannot get lawyers into a room to discuss our rotten CJS, what hope have you got of ameliorating the problem, asks John van der Luit-Drummond

10 Aug 2015

Police need greater support from CPS as hate crime figures rise

Nottingham Law School finds police officers need far more resources to deal with hate crimes

4 Jun 2015

Crime and creative punishment

US judges have become famous for issuing weird and wonderful punishments for wrong-doers.

28 May 2015

Police and CPS told to improve charging decisions

Inspectors find inconsistencies across police forces and delays from the prosecutors on charging decisions in domestic abuse cases