‘Convicted murderer who committed crimes “high up on the scale of horrific” believes he has the right to keep his identity secret from the press and public.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Mental health campaigners have expressed concern that detentions under the Mental Health Act have risen by almost 10% in England in the past year.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Is the system in place to manage dangerous offenders when they are released from prison keeping people safe?’
BBC News, 25th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman killed her partner and their four-year-old daughter to prevent the world being taken over by vampires, a court has heard.’
the Guardian, 20th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prison staff are to teach meditation to Britain’s most dangerous criminals in an attempt to aid their rehabilitation and quell their violent impulses.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘More than 2,000 suspected criminals avoided prosecution in England and Wales last year because of their ill-health or age, figures have shown.’
BBC News, 9th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man whose father strangled his mother to death when he was a child has been ordered to serve at least 25 and a half years of a life sentence for battering a pensioner to death.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘With the recent publication of the 2015-2016 editions of the Blackstone’s Statutes series, we asked some of the authors to select a piece of legislation from the series that has the most impact on their subject area.’
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OUP Blog, 28th September 2015
Source: www.oupblog.com
‘A disabled teenager killed himself on the same day that the payday loans company Wonga cleared out his bank account, it has been revealed.’
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The Guardian, 25th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A coroner has concluded for the first time that a man with severe mental illness killed himself as a direct result of being found “fit to work” by the Government’s outsourced disability assessors.’
The Independent, 20th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Broadmoor Hospital has been told to make urgent changes after a report which highlighted the “overuse” of face-down restraints on patients. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated the high-security hospital in Berkshire “inadequate” after an inspection.’
BBC News, 16th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Thirty years ago, brutal child killer Colin Pitchfork became the first person to be convicted using DNA profiling.’
BBC News, 6th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ex-prisoners with common mental health problems, such as bipolar disorder, and who misuse drugs and alcohol are more likely to commit violent offences after their release than other former prisoners, according to research.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2015
Source: www.guaridan.co.uk
‘A rickshaw driver who caused £5,500 of damage to the Houses of Parliament during an overnight rooftop standoff has been spared further time in custody after admitting criminal damage and trespassing.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A judge will decide at a hearing on 7 December whether Lord Janner, who is facing child sex abuse charges spanning three decades, is fit to plead.’
BBC News, 1st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Solicitors have urged the government to review, as a matter of urgency, the provision of appropriate adults (AA) for mentally vulnerable detainees in police stations after a report published today highlighted ‘significant shortcomings’.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘About a quarter of a million vulnerable people are not receiving the support of an “appropriate adult” while in police custody, a report has suggested.’
BBC News, 26th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lord Janner has failed to appear at court to face child sex abuse charges, despite the High Court ruling he must attend a hearing.’
BBC News, 14th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lord Janner is expected to appear in court to face child abuse charges after his lawyers lost a High Court bid to prevent him having to attend.’
The Independent, 14th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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