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The deterrent effect

Knife culture is so engrained in some communities that only more severe punishment will actually see it ‘stamped out’, argues Jesse Cook  

01 June 2018 / Jesse Cook
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No knives, better lives

How is Scotland reducing knife deaths so effectively? A case study by Emily Beever outlines its youth work/public health approach to the problem  

01 June 2018 / Emily Beever
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A moral panic?

Surveying the knife crime debate, Sam Parham and Katharine Dyson argue that rehabilitation should be prioritised over deterrence and root causes really addressed  

01 June 2018 / Katharine Dyson / Sam Parham
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Secret E-Diary

Should our criminal justice system be the envy of the world?  

01 June 2018
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Domestic jurisdiction and crime of aggression

What status do ‘crimes of aggression’ have in English law? A personal opinion by Zia Akhtar who examines the recent judicial review in the context of recent air strikes on Syria  

01 June 2018 / Zia Akhtar
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Sentencing overhaul

Rosina Cottage QC outlines the tougher sentencing guidelines in force to tackle escalating knife and acid crime  

01 June 2018 / Rosina Cottage KC
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The post-Ched Evans debate on sexual history evidence

Ali Naseem Bajwa QC and Eva Niculiu provide a critical overview of the main developments in the ongoing sexual history evidence debate  

01 June 2018 / Eva Niculiu / Ali Naseem Bajwa
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Interview with Baroness Blackstone

Grania Langdon-Down meets Baroness Blackstone who brings a reputation for blunt speaking from her formidable 50 year-plus career in education, politics and public service to her new role as chair of the Bar Standards Board  

01 June 2018 / Grania Langdon-Down
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TV review: Law and Order

Four-part drama series about the 1970s criminal justice system: A Detective’s Tale; A Villain’s Tale; A Brief’s Tale; and A Prisoner’s Tale  

  • BBC Four  40th anniversary broadcast: 12 April to 3 May 2018 
  • Programme creator: G F Newman 
  • Director: Les Blair 
  • First broadcast: April 1978 on BBC Two  

01 June 2018 / David Wurtzel
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LGBTI rights in British overseas territories

The reversal of the same-sex marriage law in Bermuda is unconstitutional, argues Dr Leonardo Raznovich. Is the UK fulfilling its role in protecting LGBTI rights in British overseas terrorities?  

01 June 2018 / Dr Leonardo Raznovich
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