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Why The Magistrates Courts Aren’t Working
In 2022, the Criminal Bar Association voted to undertake industrial action, bringing the dire state of much of the criminal justice system into the public eye. Following successive cuts by the...
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Meet The 17 Families Focusing The Lens On Deaths In State Custody
A recent exhibition in Brixton, London, focussed the lens on deaths in state custody and care. SoulsINQUEST was created in conjunction with families bereaved by deaths in police contact, prisons,...
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Could Juryless Trials Improve Rape Conviction Rates?
The Law Commission of England and Wales is considering whether juryless trials could help improve rape conviction rates. All rape and attempted rape trials in England and Wales are currently held...
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The Reality Of Rape Trials Is Grim For Survivors – The System Must Change
Trigger warning: The following article accounts rape and sexual assault. On Monday 19 June, the Ministry of Justice announced that it will be focusing on building trust between rape victims and the...
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Legal Observers Raise Over £10,000 For Case Against The Met police
Five ‘legal observers’ have raised over £10,000 to help fund a claim against the Metropolitan (Met) police over the abuse they say they faced at the hands of Met police officers. The five legal...
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MoJ Finds Public Engagement Crucial In Shaping Sentencing Policies
In a significant step towards fostering transparency and inclusivity within the criminal justice system, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has acknowledged the pivotal role public opinion plays in shaping...
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£1.2bn Is Spent Convicting People By Association, Including Innocent Bystanders
A recent report by Manchester Metropolitan University, ‘The Mounting Cost of Injustice: Calculating the Economic Cost of Joint Enterprise’, reveals that £1.2bn of taxpayer money is spent annually to...
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Inside Operation Soteria: Half of rape investigation teams are not fully...
The police inspectorate recently published its report on progress in delivering a new model for investigating rape and serious sexual offences, known as Operation Soteria. In 2021, 19 early adopter...
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Chris Kaba Murder Verdict: ‘IOPC Failed To Treat Officers As Suspects From...
A Metropolitan Police firearms officer has been found not guilty of the murder of Chris Kaba. Chris Kaba, a 24 year old Black man, was fatally shot by Martyn Blake, a firearms officer from the...
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What Are The Major Policing Reforms?
Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced plans for major policing reforms yesterday at the National Police Chiefs’ Council and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners’ annual conference. In her...
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Justice Committee Launches New Inquiry Into Rehabilitation And Resettlement
The Justice Committee has launched its first new inquiry of the Parliament, into reoffending in England and Wales. MPs on the newly appointed cross-party Committee, chaired by Labour MP Andy Slaughter,...
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