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News Archive: 13

November 30, 2005: Probation - Government Cowardice, says Howard League

November 24, 2005: New Licensing Laws

November 23, 2005: Jailing the Mentally Ill

November 22, 2005: Widespread Public Ignorance Of Rape

November 21, 2005: Former Met Commissioner Calls for Death Penalty

November 21, 2005: New Justice Inspectorate Planned

November 15, 2005: Gagging Chief Officers of Probation?

November 14, 2005: Prisons Failing on HIV & Hepatitis C

November 9, 2005: Anniversary of Death Penalty Abolition

October 21, 2005: Crime Falling?

October 20, 2005: Privatising Probation: Napo's Response

October 20, 2005: Probation: 'Vibrant Mixed Economy' or Privatisation?

October 19, 2005: New 'Victims' Code'

October 14, 2005: Napo Call: End Probation Crisis


November 30, 2005: Probation - Government Cowardice, says Howard League

The Howard League for Penal Reform has condemned the government for producing proposals that will result in the privatisation of community sentences and abolition of the probation service. Publishing a briefing paper... more

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November 24, 2005: New Licensing Laws

Today is the start of a new licensing regime that introduces tough new penalties for premises that are seen to fuel alcohol-related disorder... more

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November 23, 2005: Jailing the  Mentally Ill

'Trouble Inside: Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Men' is a new Prison Reform Trust (PRT) report. It concludes that many men who have serious mental health problems slip through the net of care and end up in the prison system... more

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November 22, 2005: Widespread Public Ignorance Of Rape

A new ICM opinion poll commissioned by Amnesty International indicates that a third (34%) of people in the UK believe that a woman is partially or totally responsible for being raped if she has behaved in a flirtatious manner. The poll... more

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November 21, 2005: Former Met Commissioner Calls for Death Penalty

Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Stevens has called for capital punishment to be reinstated for those who kill police officers. He was responding to the murder of WPC Sharon Beshenivsky... more

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November 21, 2005: New Justice Inspectorate Planned

A plan to create a new organisation to inspect and review standards across the whole of the criminal justice system has been published today. The document is titled... more

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November 15, 2005: Gagging Chief Officers of Probation?

A leaked letter from National Probation Service Director Roger Hill to Chief Officers of Probation appears to suggest that they are forbidden to lobby against the proposals to restructure the Service... more

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November 14, 2005:  Prisons Failing on HIV & Hepatitis C

Prisons provide inconsistent and often sub-standard healthcare despite high levels of HIV and hepatitis among prisoners, according to a report launched today by the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) and... more

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November 9, 2005: Anniversary of Death Penalty Abolition

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in the UK. The Howard League for Penal Reform campaigned for abolition since its foundation in 1866... more

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October 21, 2005: Crime Falling?

Crime in England and Wales fell by 5% in the 12 months to June 2005 according to latest British Crime Survey (BCS) findings... more

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October 20, 2005: Privatising Probation: Napo's Response

Commenting today on the publication of the Home Office’s consultation paper on the Management of Offenders, Harry Fletcher, Assistant General Secretary of probation union Napo said... more

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October 20, 2005: Probation: 'Vibrant Mixed Economy' or Privatisation?

The Government has now published its consultation paper on the future of probation in England and Wales, titled “Restructuring Probation to Reduce Re-Offending”. The consultation paper proposes... more

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October 19, 2005: New 'Victims' Code'

A new code that will give victims statutory rights for the first time was laid before Parliament today. The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime sets out the services victims can expect to receive from the criminal justice system including... more

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October 14, 2005: Napo Call: End Probation Crisis

At its 93rd Annual General Meeting, probation union Napo's chair Rob Thomas was highly critical of Government plans for the National Offender Management Service and opposed oppose moves to dismantle and privatise the Probation Service... more

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Crimlinks News Archive 15: January-February 2006

Crimlinks News Archive 14: December 2005

Crimlinks News Archive 13: October-November 2005

Crimlinks News Archive 12: August-September 2005

Crimlinks News Archive 11: June-July 2005

Crimlinks News Archive 10: April-May 2005

Crimlinks News Archive 9: March 2005

Crimlinks News Archive 8: February 2005

Crimlinks News Archive 7: January 2005

Crimlinks News Archive 6: December 2004

Crimlinks News Archive 5: November  2004

Crimlinks News Archive 4: October 2004

Crimlinks News Archive 3: August-September  2004

Crimlinks News Archive 2: June-July  2004

Crimlinks News Archive 1: April-May 2004

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