Colin Pitchfork parole hearing: How to assess a killer’s risk – BBC News
‘Thirty years ago, brutal child killer Colin Pitchfork became the first person to be convicted using DNA profiling.’
BBC News, 6th September 2015
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‘Thirty years ago, brutal child killer Colin Pitchfork became the first person to be convicted using DNA profiling.’
BBC News, 6th September 2015
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‘Ex-prisoners with common mental health problems, such as bipolar disorder, and who misuse drugs and alcohol are more likely to commit violent offences after their release than other former prisoners, according to research.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2015
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‘Paedophiles and rapists are caught out breaking the terms of their release from prison after undergoing new polygraph tests, Ministry of Justice figures show.’
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Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2015
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‘Speech given at Prisoners Learning Alliance by Michael Gove.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th July 2015
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‘Education in prisons must be overhauled in order to tackle a “persistent failure to reduce re-offending”, the justice secretary is to say.’
BBC News, 17th July 2015
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‘The introduction of the next generation of GPS tracking of offenders, including convicted paedophiles, has been delayed for at least another 12 months, the Ministry of Justice has announced.’
The Guardian, 14th July 2015
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‘Career criminal has committed 506 offences but has avoided prison for each of his latest crimes.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2015
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‘Minimum prison sentences for offenders who repeatedly carry knives will come into effect from 17 July 2015.’
Ministry of Justice, 3rd July 2015
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‘ Companies repeatedly convicted of regulatory offences should expect fines to be in the millions of pounds following a string of recent court cases.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2015
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‘Companies that persistently breach environmental regulations should expect a “substantial increase” in fines levied for their second and subsequent offences, judges in the Court of Appeal have warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th June 2015
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‘Victim of Tommy Puhlhoffer, who throttled victims as he robbed them, criticises sort of justice that allowed him back on to the streets to offend again.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th May 2015
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‘A “full file” of evidence against disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris has been presented to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), sources said on Friday night.’
The Guardian, 1st May 2015
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‘A 74-year-old man jailed for raping a young woman has admitted sexually assaulting a woman with learning disabilities whom he had befriended.’
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BBC News, 29th April 2015
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‘A persistent offender from Libya cannot be deported because he would face severe punishment for drinking in his homeland, immigration court rules.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2015
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‘A victim of a night-stalker rapist who preyed on lone women has described how she was “violated in the worst possible way”, as her attacker was jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2015
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‘A homeless man who knocked over a frail London pensioner to steal just £5 has been jailed for 30 months.’
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BBC News, 14th April 2015
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‘Conditions in prisons are as bad now as they were at the time of one of Britain’s worst jail riots, a former lord chief justice has warned.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2015
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‘In the wake of Stoke Mandeville’s report on Jimmy Savile, an award-winning project that works with prisoners has cut reoffending rates by 83%.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2015
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‘A former vet who was struck off after being filmed having sex with a horse and a dog has been jailed for possessing images of bestiality.’
BBC News, 9th February 2015
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‘Red-faced Ministry of Justice (MoJ) officials have been forced to deny claims that they had dismantled a centuries-old cornerstone of British law in advice that the ministry gave to people facing criminal trials.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2015
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