‘The number of offenders charged with serious crimes including murder, manslaughter and rape while they were being monitored in the community has jumped by more than a fifth in a year in England and Wales, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Women make up just under 5% of the prison population in England and Wales, yet they are more likely than men to reoffend. Why doesn’t prison work for women and what is being done to improve outcomes for them?’
BBC News, 29 September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who strangled a woman during sex and left pornography near her body had 171 previous convictions, a court has been told before he was jailed for a minimum of 29 years.’
The Guardian, 12th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Family of Jack Taylor, 25, the serial killer’s final victim, describe the agony of the case.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has pleaded guilty to five counts of providing unqualified immigration advice and services, some 13 years after an identical conviction.’
Legal Futures, 14th August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The serial sex attacker John Worboys has been questioned by police over a string of further sexual abuse allegations, the Guardian understands.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man convicted for the second time of providing unqualified immigration advice and services has been jailed for a year.’
Legal Futures, 26th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Families of serial killer Stephen Port’s victims have been told a report into the Met Police’s initial response to the four deaths “will be damning”, according to solicitors.’
BBC News, 19th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have confirmed there are no plans to charge the Yorkshire Ripper with any further offences.’
BBC News, 12th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, has been jailed for possessing child abuse images for the second time.’
BBC News, 7th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘John Worboys will be asked if he objects to wearing an electronic tag when he is eventually released from prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The vast majority of companies set up to tackle reoffending as part of a controversial drive to privatise the probation service have failed to meet their targets, in a substantial embarrassment for the government.’
The Guardian, 3rd January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The black-cab rapist John Worboys has been moved to a prison outside London as victims fight to keep him in jail for a longer sentence.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police told victims of John Worboys that he would not be charged with more sex attacks because he would not get a fair trial, a letter has shown.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A serial sex attacker who was allowed to continue his spree of violence after police failures is being considered for release by the Parole Board.’
The Guardian, 17th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The head of the Parole Board has admitted he cannot guarantee the public’s safety when the ‘black cab rapist’ John Worboys is released at the end of the month.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A stint at the UK’s only therapeutic prison, Grendon, put this criminal in touch with his feelings. It’s allowed him to set up a business to help others leaving jail.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who killed three former partners has been jailed for a minimum of 26 years.’
BBC News, 5th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This week, Theodore Johnson pleaded guilty to murdering his ex-partner – the third woman he has killed. Is this a uniquely tragic triple crime, or a systemic failure to take domestic violence seriously?’
The Guardian, 3rd January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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