Comment

Violence is big business for British institutions
A cautious welcome for the Home Secretary's proposals to reform stop and search
The killing of a teacher was shocking in part because it is so rare
The Manchester police are wrongly labelling young black people as gang members
The 'too good to be true' fall in crime requires serious scrutiny
Our explanations for rises and falls in violence are not up to much
Update on recent work on the Justice Matters initiative
Laurel Townhead on the future plans for Justice Matters for Women
The official crime statistics fail to account for recent massive increases in cybercrime
There is nothing new in the police fiddling the crime figures
Professor Eamonn Carrabine on the power of images in shaping our understanding of harm
Discussing the role of courts in the regular review of community sentences