Crime and Justice Research Centre

25/10/2019

Really fascinating programme about developments in specific ways of catching criminals - and avoiding (in theory) miscarriages of justice. First episode looks at the development of DNA in the early-mid '80s. A "vulnerable" adult male confessed to a r**e and murder of a teenage girl and was automatically linked to a previous r**e and murder. Without the DNA testing, he could have been convicted or two murders... having committed none. Well worth watching.

The stories of murder investigations and their extraordinary consequences.

29/08/2019

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/20/cps-investigates-gmp-officers-andre-moura-unresponsive-in-police-van

Manchester officers could face criminal charges after Andre Moura was pronounced dead in hospital

29/08/2019

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/27/boris-johnson-accused-of-misleading-public-over-police-numbers

Labour say home secretary’s letter suggests officers will be recruited away from frontline

29/08/2019

Two posts worth reading together - what are the implications for ensuring justice in the UK?

‘We are moving into an area where some crimes will not be investigated ... we can’t do everything’

29/08/2019

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/may/04/stop-and-search-new-row-racial-bias

Campaigners say controversial new powers are doing untold damage to communities’ trust

27/07/2019

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/25/death-penalty-capital-punishment-us-justice-department-resumes-executions?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR0AcmqeoZzBoS3yptKvCE4u3O6ox5YST7ydiStzBxc6cgbrXumeZ3URiT4

William Barr announces he has reinstated a policy dormant for 16 years, following authorization from Congress and signing by Trump

12/03/2019

And putting a face to what it is like: an innocent man who spent 10 years on Death Row...

After more than 14 years behind bars—including a decade on Florida’s death row—Clemente Aguirre was exonerated of all charges today.

12/03/2019

When people become figures... Death Row 2019 so far
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/Outcomes_of_Death_Warrants_in_2019

28/02/2019

Compensation for unjust prison sentences?

Sam Hallam, who served more than seven years behind bars for murder before being cleared on appeal, lost a Supreme Court fight for compensation.

28/02/2019

"A threat to justice"...?

Not even high-profile murder trials receive proper coverage any more – and that is a serious threat to justice, says former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell

28/02/2019

You might find this interesting...

Letters: Prisons are soul-destroying pits of human misery that can lead to atrophy, stasis and trauma, writes David Scott. Andy Stelman says there needs to be a rethink about recall as the default sanction for a failure to comply

27/02/2019

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/drug-driving-convictions-overturned-randox-testing-laboratory-manchester-data-manipulation-police-a8671286.html

Thousands of cases yet to be examined in nationwide retesting programme over alleged tampering at Randox Testing Services