‘Scotland Yard is listing thousands of children and young men on a “racially discriminatory” database that is failing to tackle rising violence in London, a new report has found.’
The Independent, 9th May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The leader of a drugs gang that ran a cocaine supply ring worth more than £2m has been jailed for nine years.’
BBC News, 12th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Shakaiyah Swindells, who was part of a Sheffield trio who assaulted and imprisoned a vulnerable victim has had his sentence increased.’
Attorney General’s Office, 28th March 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘British children are being forced into modern slavery in the UK as more potential victims are reported than ever before. A total of 5,145 potential victims were referred into the system last year, an increase of 35 per cent on the year before, and the National Crime Agency (NCA) believes the number will continue to rise.’
The Independent, 25th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Measures to clamp down on violence and the smuggling of drugs, phones and weapons in prisons are to be unveiled by Justice Secretary David Gauke.’
BBC News, 6th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four men have been jailed over a “vicious and brutal” assault on a dog walker who used their bin to dispose of his pet’s poo.’
The Independent, 7th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A metal theft crackdown is failing to protect heritage buildings from thefts by organised gangs, the Church’s official insurer has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘One of London’s most notorious former crime bosses has paid back almost three quarters of a million pounds in ill gotten gains, after being warned he would go back to prison if he failed to pay.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two gang members who ran a so-called “county line” drug network have been convicted of human trafficking in the first case of its kind.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A moped gang that robbed more than 100 people, including an attempted robbery on former chancellor George Osborne, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 11th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of grooming gangs should be pardoned for crimes they committed under the direction of their abuser, Britain’s leading child protection police officer has said.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘”Significant failures” by Staffordshire Police over a gangland killing led to the unsafe convictions of five men, a police watchdog report has found.’
BBC News, 4th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Six members of a “professionally organised criminal organisation” who profited from human trafficking have been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four gang members have been jailed for forcing a slavery victim to withdraw evidence, causing a trial to collapse.’
BBC News, 12th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Young black people are nine times more likely to be locked up in England and Wales than young white people, according to Ministry of Justice analysis.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Growing numbers of people are falling victim to organised gangs who lure them into sending sexually explicit images and then threaten to post the pictures online unless they get payment.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A senior judge has expressed concern after being told there is no secure accommodation anywhere in the country for a “troubled and dangerous” teenager believed to be involved in serious gangland activity.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Eighteen men from two rival criminal groups have been targeted in what police describe as the largest ever gang injunction.’
BBC News, 23rd August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Members of an extended family have been convicted of running a modern slavery ring which kept one of its captives in “truly shocking” conditions for decades.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Judges must give longer sentences to Asian Muslim grooming gangs who abuse white teenage girls when there is evidence of racism, the Government’s senior legal advisor has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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