‘Government cuts to legal aid means social welfare lawyers are a dying breed. So where will the next generation come from? Step up the Justice First Fellowship.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has been accused of using “stereotypes” to justify the “targeting of young black men” after five judges gave their strong backing to the police’s random stop and search powers.’
The Independent, 17th December 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A gang who stole watches worth more than £30,000 in a raid on a jewellers before making off on scooters have been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Drones operated by organised crime gangs pose an increasing threat to security in Britain’s prisons by offering a new route to smuggle drugs and potentially firearms into the hands of criminals, senior officials have admitted.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Vikram Singh, Asif Hussain, Arshad Jani, Mohammed Imran, Akbari Khan and Taimoor Khan sentenced after grooming victims with inexpensive gifts.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Urban criminal gangs are setting up dedicated drugs hotlines and using sophisticated marketing campaigns for a rapid expansion of their operations into deprived seaside resorts, the National Crime Agency have said.’
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The Independent, 12th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The UK has a witness protection scheme but little has been revealed about it to date. Newsnight’s James Clayton has been given an exclusive insight into the programme and the people who’ve been through it.
BBC News, 12th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been found guilty of being at the centre of a paedophile ring which set children up as “sexual play-things” over more than a decade.’
The Independent, 27th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police did not try to identify a child sex gang which exploited a 15-year-old girl for four years, a watchdog says. Despite more than 40 child protection forms being completed, South Wales Police did not investigate the men or protect other children.’
BBC News, 14th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan police are to step up their use of targeted stop-and-search operations in high knife-crime areas of London due to a recent rise in stabbings in the capital.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Home Office has today (8 June) published revised statutory guidance to reflect changes to the legislation on gang injunctions.’
Home Office, 8th June 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Six men have been jailed after lorries and their loads including Toblerone chocolate and whiskey were stolen in Kent.’
The Guardian, 26th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Six men, including a former Cardiff City and QPR footballer, have been jailed for conspiring to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis.’
BBC News, 1st May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It is five years since the schoolboy was murdered in Victoria Station. His mother Naima talks to Joshi Herrmann about that terrible day.’
The Independent, 25th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A gang of paedophiles who raped and abused babies, toddlers and children under five in attacks that were streamed over the internet have been described by police as committing some of the most “vile and depraved” offences they had ever seen.’
The Independent, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Armed gang members who used umbrellas to hide their identities as they embarked on a crime spree that saw them steal £177,000 from shops and supermarkets across the West Midlands have been jailed for more than 27 years.’
The Independent, 20th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Members of a gang that made up to £60,000 a week selling fake Viagra through a bogus mail order fishing tackle business have been sentenced for their part in what was described by a judge as a “highly organised, large-scale criminal enterprise”.’
The Guardian, 13th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The ringleader of a gang who ran a “cash-for-crash” scam involving bus passengers has been convicted of fraud.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Staff shortages are making it harder to tackle Islamic radicalisation in England’s prisons, the former head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office has warned.’
BBC News, 7th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police watchdog has cleared armed officers of any wrongdoing in the killing of Mark Duggan, saying it was likely that he was in the process of throwing away a handgun when he was shot.’
The Guardian, 25th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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