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Muslims leaving prison talk about the layers of their lives

15 Aug 2018

The Lammy Review in 2017 drew attention to inequalities among black, Asian and minority ethnic people in the criminal justice system. It also flagged...

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Aerial View of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Opinion: Disbelief and division at the ICC: inside the Laurent Gbagbo trial

16 Feb 2016

Sophie Rosenberg (Department of Politics and International Studies) discusses the International Criminal Court's trial of Laurent Gbagbo, former...

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Crime and punishment: a 19th-century love affair

30 Apr 2013

The violence of everyday life in 19th-century Europe – including murder most foul, handsome bandits, wicked women and huge crowds at executions – is...

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Hay Festival crowds

Cambridge makes Hay

08 Apr 2013

A host of Cambridge academics and alumni will speak about subjects ranging from obesity and smart drugs to US politics and domestic service at this...

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Phone, Prostitute, Spaceman

Women trafficked into crime in UK are imprisoned without support or protection

15 Feb 2013

Research reveals extent of shortcomings in UK justice and immigration to adequately define and intervene in such cases.

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Professor John Spencer

Householders who use violence against burglars

30 Oct 2012

At the 2012 Conservative Party conference, new Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced plans to amend the criminal law to ensure that even...

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European Parliament.

Opt out and suffer the consequences, EU criminal law report warns.

14 Sep 2012

Amid an escalating debate on whether the Government should use Protocol 36 of the Lisbon Treaty to opt out of EU criminal law, a study reveals how...

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Is prison a solution or a problem? How does it feel to have your freedom taken away. Find out at the Festival of Ideas

Does prison work? / How to stay out of prison - Festival of Ideas

15 Oct 2011

Jason Hill was a persistent young offender who the courts and Youth Offending Services had given up on.

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Johann Koehler

Criminal rehabilitation: a spotlight on Europe

12 Sep 2011

With recent reports stating that almost three quarters of those charged with offences during the London riots had prior convictions, attention has...

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The Old Bailey

Angels and Demons

02 Jun 2011

No country's legal system is made with children in mind, but that has not stopped large numbers of children from becoming involved with it. Last year...

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Justice sends mixed messages

Children’s evidence cross-examined

16 Mar 2011

Should young children be exposed to the traumatic experience of giving evidence in open court, or does the justice system need to change its approach...

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