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Government disregards welfare of vulnerable women
Charities have warned that the widespread closure of women's refuges will have devastating consequences for women who are victims of domestic violence....
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Recession 'led to 10,000 suicides'
According to figures from UK researchers, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, the economic crisis in Europe and North America led to more than 10,000 extra suicides.
Data from 24 EU countries, the...
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British Journal of Criminology- July 2014 issue now available
The July 2014 issue of the British Journal of Criminology (Issue 54, Vol.4) is out now (subscription only).
Articles include:
• Brunton-Smith, Jackson and Sutherland discuss the link between neighbourhood...
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Gerry Adams calls for victim-centred resolution
Writing in this morning's Guardian, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams calls for a 'victim-centred way' to deal with the legacy of violence and conflict...
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Fall in crime 'too good to be true'?
The causes of crime, as Richard Garside rightly implies, are themselves far too complex for any apparent falls to be ascribed to one simple explanation....
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Yes but no but. Journalists debate crime trends
Yesterday's publication of the latest quarterly crime statistics has given journalists plenty to chew over.
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Fall in hospital visits for serious violence
An estimated 234,509 people sought treatment at hospital accident and emergency departments across England and Wales in 2013 following serious violence injury, The Guardian, among other papers,...
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Savile: Institutions, abuse and justice
It is hardly surprising that the investigations of Savile ‘and others’ have prompted anxious reflections about the protection of children in institutions. The aftermath of the initial revelations...
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I would give up... using criminal justice to solve social problems
When faced by the challenge of identifying ‘what bit of the criminal justice’ I would give up I was tempted to refuse.
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Third of EU women experience violence, new report claims
A report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) presents findings from the world’s biggest-ever survey on violence against women, revealing the extent of abuse suffered by women at home, work, in public and online. As well as demonstrating the wide prevalence of violence...
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Addressing violence against women beyond criminal justice
What would you do if he hit you?
Asked the midwife at an antenatal check up. I won’t go into what I said exactly, but the midwife picked up on what I didn’t say...
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Criminal justice and reducing the harms women face - lifting the lid on Pandora’s box
Prime Minister David Cameron was recently questioned by the House of Common’s Liaison Committee on the...