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Law Commission puts pressure on ministers

The rules on fitness to stand trial are out of date and the Law Commission is recommending that m

White collar crime more serious than street crime

According to a US study published in the

Home Office, think again

The campaign group, Liberty, has responded to the Home Office's recent 'Go Home' campaign vans by

Social death

Social death is the condition under which some people can be condemned to civil death

G4S and housing abuse of asylum seekers: The truth emerges

John Grayson gives the low down on the involvement of private companies in the provision of

Zero hours contract workers - the new reserve army of labour?

'These were the sorts of labour market practices that gave rise to trade unions in the first plac

HMRC accused of targeting minor tax evasion

Criminal prosecutions for tax evasion have more than doubled in the last year. Critics have

Criminalising mental health problems

Jails and prisons have become the main mental health facilities in America, reports 

Justice Matters

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Family trouble

Richard Garside has commented on a recent speech b

Deaths following police contact

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has published the

Recession has made children insecure, unhappy and isolated

The Independent carries a piece on a report from the Children's Society suggesting