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... more
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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
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Crimlinks News Archive 15: January-February 2006
Crimlinks News Archive 14: December 2005
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Crimlinks News Archive 11: June-July
2005
Crimlinks News Archive 10: April-May 2005
Crimlinks News Archive 9: March
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February 2005
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December 2004
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