Teenager jailed for life over machete killing in London park – The Guardian
‘A 17 year-old has been jailed for life after hacking another teenager to death with a Zombie Killer machete.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2016
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‘A 17 year-old has been jailed for life after hacking another teenager to death with a Zombie Killer machete.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2016
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‘Written Ministerial Statement made by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Michael Gove.’
Ministry of Justice, 12th May 2016
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‘Dozens of complaints about how G4S ran three youth offender centres were ignored, a report has concluded.’
BBC News, 12th May 2016
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‘The influence of technological developments on offending – such as sharing photos and videos on social media, and online grooming – have been factored into new sentencing proposals for young offenders.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th March 2016
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‘Young offenders could face tougher punishments if they film their crimes in order to post them on social media under new sentencing proposals.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2016
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‘There has long been considerable public concern over the restraint techniques used in young offender institutions and secure training centres. In Willow v Information Commissioner & Ministry of Justice [2016] UKUT 157 (AAC), the Upper Tribunal had to consider the public interest balance as it applied to section 31(1)(f) FOIA, i.e. information prejudicial to the maintenance of security and good order in prisons or other institutions in which people are detained. The request had been for the physical restraint training manual, and the FTT had upheld the application of the exemption.’
Panopticon, 6th May 2016
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‘More young offenders are going on to commit new crimes after being handed a “slap on the wrist”, following reforms by the Government, new data shows.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th April 2016
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‘A judge has spared a teenage girl who stabbed the man who sexually abused her as a child from a prison sentence.’
BBC News, 20th April 2016
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‘A judge has offered to pay the court fine of a Bradford teenager who stabbed a paedophile on his doorstep after he avoided jail for abusing her when she was just eight-years-old.’
The Independent, 19th April 2016
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‘Two teenage girls have been detained for torturing and murdering a vulnerable woman in north-east England. But when a child deliberately kills, what is to blame? Is it possible some children are simply bad? Or are there other factors at play?.’
BBC News, 8th April 2016
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‘The 15-year-olds were given the equivalent of an adult life sentence and could be detained indefinitely.’
The Guardian, 7th April 2016
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‘Two schoolgirls who took selfie pictures as they tortured and killed a frail alcoholic in her own home had run away from local authority care 18 times in the month leading up to the killing, it has emerged.
After the guilty verdicts were delivered, Hartlepool Council announced the launch of a serious case review to establish if more could have been done to prevent the out of control pair carrying out the appalling murder.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th April 2016
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‘A teenage boy has been found guilty of stabbing 18-year-old Stefan Appleton to death with a 2 foot-long ‘Zombie Killer’ machete in a north London park.’
The Independent, 1st April 2016
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‘Children living in care homes are “excessively criminalised” compared with other boys and girls, campaigners have said.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2016
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‘A car thief has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a policeman by running him over in a stolen pick-up truck during a chase.’
BBC News, 21st March 2016
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‘A teenager rapist has had his suspended sentence replaced by a three-year term in a young offenders institution after the case was referred back to the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 15th March 2016
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‘Police have investigated a claim a five-year-old boy raped a 14-year-old girl in Manchester, it has been revealed.’
The Independent, 14th February 2016
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‘The private security firm G4S is to sell its UK children’s services business, including its contracts to run two youth prisons, weeks after damning footage emerged of its staff using excessive force on children.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2016
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‘Two further significant provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 have been brought into force. First, on 10 November 2015, section 79 created section 40CB of the Prison Act 1952, which provides for an offence of throwing any article or substance into a prison without authorisation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk