“Just one person in eight arrested under anti-terror laws is eventually found guilty and the proportion was even lower last year, new research has disclosed.”
The Independent, 13th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Figures released today by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) show that in 2009, 71% of the 108 sentences referred by the Law Officers and considered by the Court of Appeal were deemed unduly lenient and 66% of offenders – 71 – had their sentences increased.”
Attorney General’s Office, 27th July 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“Thousands of former military personnel are being arrested in Britain each month, many for violent crimes, new figures obtained by the Guardian suggest.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“People convicted of knife-carrying offences are now less likely to go to jail, Ministry of Justice figures show.”
BBC News, 10th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Almost half of all sex offences are committed against children, despite them making up just 21% of the population, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 7th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Almost one in four Freedom of Information requests are being turned down by Government departments and public bodies, and the trend is getting worse.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“As science writer Simon Singh wins his libel case, we look at how the numbers of proceedings have changed.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of murders committed by people with mental health problems could be double what official figures show, according to research.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Record numbers of women are being arrested for violent crimes, it was revealed today (28 January).”
The Independent, 28th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Only 33,000 of the 4.9m crimes the police recorded last year were solved as a result of a match on the national DNA database, police admitted today.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prosecutions linked to CCTV have fallen in parts of Britain, raising questions about the true impact of the security cameras.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has announced today that there were 60 apparently self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales in 2009.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Court of Appeal (Criminal) Review of the Legal Year 2008/2009.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th December 2009
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“HM Courts Service needs to improve the accuracy of its recording of case results ‘as a matter of urgency’, a report by HM Inspectorate of Court Administration (HMICA) found last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th October 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Forty-eight convicted violent or sex criminals have been charged with a further offence of murder, rape or another serious offence while under the supervision of the probation service in the last year, according to official figures published today.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Home Secretary Alan Johnson has released a statement on the publication of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary data quality review on most serious violence.”
http://www.hmic.gov.uk/sitecollectiondocuments/thematics/thm_20091020.pdf
Home Office, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“More than a third of violent incidents classed as ‘no crime’ have been wrongly recorded, according to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The public will be able to compare crime rates in every town and village in England and Wales following the launch of a new interactive map.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A ‘total shambles’ over official figures means the Government cannot say how many offenders are escaping with soft penalties and cautions.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Rape claims are being left off official crime records, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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