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News Archive: 8

February 25, 2005: Record Police Numbers

February 25, 2005: More Special Constables

February 24, 2005: Race and Criminal Justice: New Figures

February 23, 2005: New Sentencing Figures Published

February 10, 2005: Number of older prisoners increasing

February 9, 2005: Prison Suicides "A Stain On Our Democracy"

February 3, 2005: Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence

February 2, 2005: Investing in Probation


February 25, 2004: Record Police Numbers

Police numbers have topped 140,000 for the first time. The number of police officers (full-time equivalents) in England and Wales in September 2004 was... more

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February 25, 2005: More Special Constables

An extra 1,500 special constables have been recruited. This is the first time their numbers have risen since the Second World War. Special constables are volunteers who serve as police officers in their own time... more

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February 24, 2005: Race and Criminal Justice: New Figures

New government figures on race and the criminal justice system for the year 2003/4 demonstrate that racist incidents have risen; both Black and Asian people experience a greater likelihood of being stopped and searched; and that Black people were over 3 times more likely to be arrested... more

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February 23, 2005: New Sentencing Figures Published

Sentencing statistics for 2003 for England and Wales have just been published by the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate. Key points include... more

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February 10, 2005: Number of older prisoners increasing

The Howard League for Penal Reform has warned that the prison system will have to deal with huge numbers of older prisoners. The number of prisoners over 60 has trebled in a decade... more

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February 9, 2005: Prison Suicides "A Stain On Our Democracy"
 
 Fifty two prisons in England and Wales suffered at least one suicide of a prisoner in 2004 and 13 prisons experienced three or more deaths, the Howard League for Penal Reform stated today.
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February 3, 2005: Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence

A new legal handbook for victims of sexual violence has just been launched. ‘From Report to Court – A Handbook for Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence’ offers a comprehensive source of help and advice to victims from the perspective of the victim... more

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February 2, 2005: Investing in Probation

Probation Boards in England and Wales will receive an average 10.7 per cent budget increase in the next financial year, Prisons and Probation Minister Paul Goggins announced today. The increase for individual boards ranges from... more

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The following Crimlinks news archives are available:

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

Crimlinks Complete News Archive

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News Archives Index

Latest News

April 26, 2008: Probation Service "At Breaking Point", Says New Research

April 25, 2008: Some Crime Is Falling: It's Official

April 25, 2008: Prison Population Breaks Record

April 14, 2008: Prison Self Injury Rate Growing - Howard League

April 4, 2008: New Corporate Manslaughter Law

April 2, 2008: More Specialist Domestic Violence Court Systems

April 1, 2008: Academics Challenge Crime Research Governance

March 17, 2008: 16, 2007: More Cash For Prison Drug Treatment

March 17, 2008: Sentencing Crisis, Says Napo

March 6, 2008: ID Cards: On The Way

February 28, 2008: Community Sentences Reduce Reoffending, Says Straw

February 8, 2008: Straw Supports Community Sentences

February 1, 2008: First New Public Prison In A Decade

January 31, 2008: Penal Policy Reform

January 1, 2008: Prison Suicides Rise

December 29, 2007: Prison Recalls Out Of Control, Says Napo

December 28, 2007: Offenders Do 6m Hours Of Work

December 20, 2007: Howard League Welcomes Inquiry

December 19, 2007: The Public & Tackling Offenders

December 12, 2007: Reviewing The Law On Murder

December 6, 2007: Napo On The Carter Report

December 6, 2007: Carter Report And New 'Titan' Prisons

December 6, 2007: Prison Reform Trust On Carter

December 4, 2007: Imprisoning Women Costs Us All

 

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