Crime

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling. Photograph: Getty Images.
The dangers of payment-by-results in probation
By Sonia Sodha - 09 January 19:30

Grayling's reforms show the coalition hasn't learned from the failure of the Work Programme.

David Cameron visits Wormwood Scrubs Prison. Photograph: Getty Images.
Cameron's "rehabilitation revolution" will struggle at a time of cuts
By Rick Muir - 22 October 15:11

The PM's "tough and intelligent" approach is welcome. But it is hard to see it working when so many local services are being cut back.

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The issues surrounding youth crime
By Alan White - 23 April 16:05

Who is best qualified to tackle this problem?

We need to talk seriously about crime
By Alan White - 27 January 11:50

The truth, kept scandalously quiet, is that most crime is both committed and suffered by the same pe

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Boris, the police and the pre-dawn raid
By Rowenna Davis - 27 November 11:01

Heavy-handed, politicised policing leaves our communities less secure.

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Full transcript | Yvette Cooper| Speech On Crime | Speech to Labour Party Conference, Liverpool | 28 September 2011
By Yvette Cooper - 28 September 16:00

"The Tories are hoping David Cameron is moving to the right on law and order. He isn't moving right,

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Police cuts: even worse than expected
By George Eaton - 21 July 14:36

Cameron promised no "front-line cuts" but 16,200 police officers are set to go.

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As the jobs continue to go, the crime wave will grow
By David Blanchflower - 08 July 15:47

Rising unemployment and policing cuts will see a new wave of crime hitting our streets.

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Rising crime: a new headache for the coalition
By George Eaton - 29 June 10:53

Burglaries, robberies and muggings in London increase for the first time in years.

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