Yvette Cooper's plan to rebrand ASBOs as 'Respect Orders' may be good politics – but it's terrible policy, writes former Anti-Social Behaviour Officer Nick Pettigrew
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The Minimum Service Levels Bill – and plans to scrap all 'retained' EU laws – could be in breach of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, reports Josiah Mortimer
By Ben Rosenfeld / CounterPunch Some reps in Congress assert that dismantling qualified immunity (“QI”)—a police officer’s so-called good faith defense to a civil rights lawsuit—is a “non-starter” in negotiations to pass the George Floyd Civil Rights Act. In reality, meaningful police accountability is a non-starter without discarding QI. QI is a regressive framework which […]
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Abusers are five times more likely to kill their female victims if they have access to guns, according to one report.
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One of the central promises of Brexit is being violated by the Government, a new report has suggested
Wagner Crimes: How the UK can Take the Lead on Stopping Putin’s Mercenaries
Dubious forensic techniques have spread throughout the criminal justice system for decades. Here’s what ProPublica has learned about junk forensic science techniques and how they proliferate.
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Maya Esslemont and Sian Norris reveal how crime victims are struggling to access the financial support they are entitled to
A safer plan for America would invest in its people by promoting alternative deterrents to violence.
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Campaigners fear that laws put in place to safeguard the environment could be ‘accidently’ lost if the Retained EU Law Bill is implemented