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Law Archive
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Reading the Riots: ‘Humiliating’ stop and search a key factor in anger towards police
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsInterviewees said police treated them in a degrading way when they were stopped – particularly in strip-searching and handcuffing them -
MPs may be breaking law in offering work to unpaid interns
Posted on November 28, 2011 | No CommentsMinisters told minimum wage should be paid as placements favour children of rich parents who can afford work without pay -
Race variation in jail sentences, study suggests
Posted on November 26, 2011 | No Comments• Minorities more likely to be jailed for certain crimes
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Government to apologise to Alder family over police cell death
Posted on November 22, 2011 | No Comments'Unilateral declaration' made by UK to European court of human rights is highly unusual admission of failures in investigation -
Legal aid cuts: hitting the vulnerable
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsMinistry of Justice plans to replace law centres and advisers with telephone 'gateway' will decimate social welfare law, critics say -
‘Kill team’ US platoon commander guilty of Afghan murders
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsCalvin Gibbs, who made soldiers help him kill civilians and take body part 'trophies', could be out in less than 10 years -
Inside the unit for the UK’s most disturbed female offenders
Posted on November 7, 2011 | No CommentsThe Orchard is a medium-security hospital that rehabilitates women with convictions for violence. Sarah Boseley talks to some of them -
Why ‘John Lewis jails’ are better for corporations than for prisoners
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsA thinktank wants to cut crime with 'John Lewis jails', but the plan to get prisoners working looks more like a new opportunity for giant corporations -
Criminals to have weekly benefits docked by up to £25 to pay fines
Posted on October 29, 2011 | No CommentsAs a response to the riots, David Cameron will announce plans to increase maximum weekly court payment by fivefold -
Young black men make up four in 10 of youth jail population
Posted on October 26, 2011 | No CommentsReport shows proportion of black and minority ethnic young men in young offender institutions in England and Wales has risen -
Legal aid cuts will put domestic abuse victims at risk, law groups warn
Posted on October 24, 2011 | No CommentsMore children and partners likely to be cross-examined in court by alleged assailants, Manifesto for Family Justice claims -
Charity helps riot victims get their lives back
Posted on October 21, 2011 | No CommentsRiot Help is a scheme that matches up those who can't afford to pay for legal advice with City lawyers working pro bono
