Police & Prisons

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28 Jan 2016

Tougher sentences for robbers using knives and guns

Judges to consider physical injuries and psychological harm before sentencing

22 Jan 2016

Public opinion of criminals linked to social inequality gap

Failure to address problem could lead to demands for harsher criminal justice policy, claims new study

19 Jan 2016

David Miranda: Court of Appeal finds 'counter terrorism powers' incompatible with human rights

Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 needs to be remedied to allow for judicial oversight

19 Jan 2016

Lord Woolf primed to give keynote at Solicitors Journal Live

Former Master of the Rolls to address delegates on maintaining standards in a modern legal world

11 Jan 2016

Sevenfold rise in crime following proliferation of dating apps

Users turn a blind eye to risk of dating apps and social media

8 Dec 2015

David Miranda: Court of Appeal to hear 'counter terrorism powers' case

Bringing journalism within the ambit of 'terrorism' could have 'chilling effect' on freedom of expression, say lawyers

4 Dec 2015

Farmer cleared of sheep theft

A case against a farmer accused of stealing sheep was thrown out after his defence team produced DNA evidence confirming the sheep were his own.

30 Nov 2015

Multi-million pound child abuse inquiry to consider 'more evidence' than Chilcot Report

Justice Goddard faces challenge in leaving 'no stone unturned' with £17.9m budget