“In 2010 Telford police allowed cameras to start filming what was to become one of the biggest child sex abuse cases in the UK.”
Channel 4 Dispatches, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.channel4.com
“Two men have been jailed for life for shooting the stepson of gangland celebrity and author Dave Courtney.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“If the conditions in section 34 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 were met then an injunction to prevent gang-related violence was appropriate. The court would not be required to ask itself whether an anti-social behaviour order under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 would have provided an adequate remedy.”
WLR Daily, 17th May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“A teenager convicted of murdering a schoolboy in Victoria Station has had his sentence’s minimum term reduced.”
BBC News, 15th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A gang of abusers who subjected vulnerable girls in Oxford to years of rape, torture and extreme sexual violence has been convicted at the Old Bailey in one of the biggest child sexual exploitation trials in recent years.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The ringleader of a Birmingham terror cell who plotted for the worst attack on
UK soil was today given five life sentences.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A ‘crash-for-cash’ scam run by a 60-strong gang swindled so much money car insurance firms raised bills of people in the area by about £100 a year. The fraud in County Durham involved faking accidents and making false whiplash compensation claims. The 60 either admitted or were found guilty during hearings held at Newcastle Crown Court since last March.”
BBC News, 18th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A gang of 11 behind a series of sham marriages in Lancashire have been jailed for more than 18 years.”
Home Office, 6th March 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Long-awaited guidance for the crown prosecution service on a law used to fight gang violence could help prevent miscarriages of justice.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Eight Romanians who embarked on a cable theft spree, creating havoc across a swathe of the Midlands rail network, have been sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two teenagers have been given life terms for the murder of a schoolboy.”
BBC News, 18th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A gunman was today jailed for a minimum 31 years for killing a teacher’s son celebrating his birthday in a wine bar.”
The Independent, 17th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A judge has imposed the ‘least possible sentence’ on gang of graffiti vandals who attacked the capital’s tube network, saying one had a ‘portfolio you would be proud of’.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Office of the Children’s Commissioner, November 2012
Source: www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk
“Joint enterprise adds to the risk that the wrong people end up with convictions for murder. Reform of this law is needed.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Members of a gang which controlled the supply of drugs to large parts of Britain have been jailed.”
The Independent, 8th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The jailed leader of a Rochdale sex ring has received a further term of 22 years for 30 child rape charges.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Members of a multi-million pound organised crime gang specialising in providing fake identities and documents to thousands of customers were jailed today.”
The Independent, 9th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A gang who shot at officers during last summer’s riots were given sentences of up to 30 years today for what a judge described as a ‘concerted attack on the police’.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman who was seen on CCTV kicking a boy in the head after he was fatally stabbed in a Tube station has been jailed for 12 years for the killing.”
BBC News, 26th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
