The UK is starting to accept that prison doesn’t work
As the Justice Secretary has recognised, short sentences are not effective in reducing reoffending.
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ITV’s The Long Shadow trivialises the crimes of Peter Sutcliffe
For all its professed sensitivity, this drama turns the most terrible crimes committed against women into mere entertainment. I’m sad…
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How the MeToo backlash helped Russell Brand
Also this week: Bring on by-election season, and my predictions for Strictly Come Dancing.
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The Daily Mail’s Lucy Letby podcast makes for queasy listening
Its pious concern masking voyeuristic excitement, the in-depth trial coverage is typical “true crime entertainment”.
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Lucy Letby true crime content should worry us all
Countless TikToks, podcasts and even a documentary made by the police have emerged since Letby’s trial. When will we stop…
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Why we’ll never understand Lucy Letby
The nurse’s motive will remain unknown, but there are irrefutable systemic failures which can be addressed.
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The chaos and confusion of Donald Trump on trial
The criminal charges against Donald Trump could send him to prison — or help propel him back into the White…
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Kevin Spacey’s last stand
In his films, he acted like he had a secret. But in court facing criminal charges relating to his sex…
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America’s real-life crime thriller
Also this week: why journalists should back Hollywood’s strikes.
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The Sixth Commandment is a delicate dissection of human frailty
This unusually sensitive true crime drama features masterful performances from Timothy Spall, Anne Reid and Éanna Hardwicke.
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Donald Trump puts US justice on trial with him
Even the former president’s Republican rivals have boosted his claim that his arrest is politically motivated.
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Donald Trump is back in court, and this time it’s serious
The former president faces federal charges under the Espionage Act, but he is already trying to leverage the case to…
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Haiti’s descent into hell
Once a symbol of black liberation, Haiti has collapsed into anarchy. Now many see foreign intervention as their only hope.
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Why should the Met Police get the benefit of the doubt?
Police claims that we have a right to protest no longer matter once they have started nicking people for the…
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How the UK gave up on policing fraud
Fraud is now endemic, accounting for 40 per cent of crime, but only a tiny minority of cases are ever…
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Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak’s infantile war over crime must end
A political race to impose the toughest sentences does nothing to address the justice system’s real problems.
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