‘Judge rules HMP Manchester still has to pay Ryan Hough nearly £3,000 compensation for bunk bed fall despite burglar being caught taking TV in raid on fire-hit home.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The young people locked up in Clayfields House have been convicted of serious crimes, from assault to murder. Under close supervision, many have turned their lives around – but now this unusual prison may be under threat.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman who stole nearly £300,000 from one of Cambridge’s most famous colleges as she squandered more than £6 million on bingo has been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Grant Alam, 24, is starting 10-and-a-half years behind bars after he terrorising a company director and his family with iron bars and a hammer.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Metal thefts have fallen by a third in England and Wales since a new law to tackle the trade in stolen metal came into force, new figures show.’
BBC News, 21st February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Seven British judges will consider whether two convicted murderers from Trinidad should have their death penalty sentences lifted by the privy council.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The widow of a victim of the 7/7 London bombings has been jailed for stealing £43,000 from her son’s compensation.’
BBC News, 19th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who was caught on CCTV stealing a poppy collection box has been jailed for 18 weeks.’
BBC News, 14th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The former coroner for Carmarthenshire who stole £1m from a dead man’s estate to “prop up” his struggling law firm has been jailed for five years.’
BBC News, 14th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A thief who avoided prison by lying to court about being pregnant, later showing suspicious probation staff photos of a child she claimed was her baby, has been jailed for five months for perverting the course of justice.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Metropolitan Police officer who punched a suspected shoplifter before pinning her to the ground has been dismissed from the force.’
BBC News, 11th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A fraudster who allegedly pretended to be a quadriplegic and in a coma for two years to evade justice has been jailed for four and a half years.’
BBC News, 7th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The major piece of criminal law legislation for 2014 is the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act. It has been brought gradually into force throughout the year.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd November 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘More than 17,000 prisoners released into the community after serving short jail terms went on to commit new crimes last year, official figures have shown.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Whatever happened to locking them up and throwing away the key? But the evidence suggests prison encourages re-offending.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man has been banned from every drinking establishment in Greater London for 25 years after admitting numerous thefts.’
The Independent, 15th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Sussex PCSO who stole thousands of pounds from passengers while on duty at Gatwick Airport, has been jailed for six and a half years.’
BBC News, 25th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this series written for Criminal Law & Justice Weekly, Navpreet Virk and No5 member Richard Gibbs present the opposing arguments surrounding the manner in which the youth courts treat juveniles convicted of criminal offences and examine the countervailing arguments and policies. In the first of this four part series, Nav Virk sets out the general philosophical underpinnings of the current policy approach.’
No. 5 Chambers, 27th August 2014
Source: www.no5.com
‘A ‘career criminal’ has avoided being removed to Jamaica after falsely claiming he was gay and would be persecuted in his home country.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A gang of fraudsters have been jailed for between 21 and 64 months for stealing bank card details potentially worth up to £16m from more than 60,000 people in the UK and abroad.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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