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Stephen Akinsanya

Stephen Akinsanya

Stephen Akinsanya is a barrister at 15 NBS, broadcaster, and author on all issues concerned with youth violence. He is committed to improving the lives of young people and is founder and CEO of Life of Focus.

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The sentencing of defendants with a mental illness

Are juries best placed to determine the question of intent in a criminal trial involving a defendant with a history of mental illness? Stephen Akinsanya gets to the heart of the issues

09 September 2024
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Tackling knife crime

Youth violence is a public health issue and it will only get worse without positive intervention, argues Stephen Akinsanya

15 January 2024

Criminal Bar: why it’s more than ‘just another strike’

A reminder of what’s at stake. By Stephen Akinsanya

15 August 2022

Jogee: no winners in this case

An insight into what it’s like being a young defendant in a gang-related murder trial. Did Jogee change the ‘odds’? Is the doctrine still a stark reality?

18 December 2019
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