Violent offences
8th Sep 2023
News
Crown Prosecution Service to decide on Letby re-trial
At the trial of former Nurse Lucy Letby, the jury could not reach a verdict on six counts of attempted murder. On 25 September 2023, the Crown Prosecution Se...
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8th Jun 2021
News
Stalking and Stalking Protection Orders
A former premier league footballer, Shayne Bradley, pleaded guilty to stalking a former girlfriend.
It was said he followed her, watched her house, sent mails and...
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1st Jul 2020
News
Modern Policing - Necessary Restraint or Unlawful Violence?
We frequently need to consider the use of force by police officers when arresting or otherwise dealing with suspects. In the year ending March 2018, th...
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21st Oct 2019
News
Stop and Search
The police, with the support of the Home Office, are making more extensive use of stop and search powers. This new approach is partly due to rising public and political concern about knife crime....
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15th Apr 2019
News
Government Tightens Terrorism Laws
The Manchester Arena bombing, the London Bridge attack, Shamima Begum. These are some examples of terrorism headlines in the past few years.
The Counter-Terrorism and...
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18th Feb 2019
News
New Anti-Terrorism Powers
The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 has completed its parliamentary journey and will, in the main, come in to effect over the next few months.
The Home Secretary...
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