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Probation Institute announced

After several months of speculation, the Ministry of Justice has announced the establishment of a new Probation Institute.

The new Institute, a partnership of the Probation Chiefs...

3 December 2013
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Grayling: 'If you break the law you will be punished'

In a bid to improve 'public confidence' in the criminal justice system, Justice Minister Chris Grayling has announced (again) that all community sentences are to incorporate a 'punitive element'. The reforms brought about by the Crime and Courts Act 2013 will come into...

3 December 2013
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Austerity crime on the rise?

Police sources are claiming that crimes such as shoplifting and property thefts may be on the rise, The Times reports.

Unoffficial police data, released in advance of a Whitehall summit...

2 December 2013
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Ebulletin - November 2013

Check out our monthly ebulletin for a summary of key publications, research, events and news.

30 November 2013
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The limits of law

Lord Sumption, a Supreme Court judge, has argued in a speech that the 'expansion of the empire of law' has been driven by the decline in religious and moral values, The Daily Telegraph ...

29 November 2013
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Victim blaming

The Times reports that police officers in London have been given a target to fine ten cyclists per month for traffic offences, in response to the recent spate of cycling deaths in the...

28 November 2013
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Scrap Police and Crime and Commissioners to improve police accountability

Our Director Richard Garside argues that the Independent Police Commission proposal to replace Police and Crime Commissioners with an enhanced role for local authorities is a step in the right direction that deserves support.

Police and Crime Commissioners, he argues, have undermined,...

27 November 2013
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Imminent crisis behind bars?

Ministry of Justice figures show that callouts of the National Tactical Response Group in prisons grew by 50 per cent between 2012 and 2013.

The former Chief Inspector of Prisons, Lord Ramsbotham, told The Independent of his growing concerns over prison conditions:...

27 November 2013