Crime

Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
Letters

Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?

Our feature on an initiative to teach pupils about homelessness sparked ideas about what else should be learned in the classroom

Can Labour’s new code help child victims of crime get justice?
Violence against women and girls

Can Labour’s new code help child victims of crime get justice?

At a school in east London, a Labour minister tries to get to the heart of why children can’t get the justice they need

I spent four years in one of Britain’s worst jails for a murder I didn’t commit. Now I want justice
Criminal justice

I spent four years in one of Britain’s worst jails for a murder I didn’t commit. Now I want justice

An appalling miscarriage of justice has highlighted deeper issues about the government’s handling of compensation claims

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it’s safer than you think
Crime statistics

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it’s safer than you think

Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs
Sex work

Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs

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Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?
Abortion

Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?

Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards
Books

Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards

Daniel Morgan’s murder was never solved. Can new TV drama The Hack shake justice loose?
TV

Daniel Morgan’s murder was never solved. Can new TV drama The Hack shake justice loose?

I’ve had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something
Sam Edmunds

I’ve had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something

Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here’s why his policies would only make things worse
Pavan Dhaliwal

Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here’s why his policies would only make things worse

Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond
Top 5

Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge
Theatre

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
Mike Trace

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We’re fighting to change the law
Criminal justice

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We’re fighting to change the law

Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here’s how his government can stop it happening in real life
Domestic abuse

Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here’s how his government can stop it happening in real life

My son was stabbed to death by his girlfriend. He didn’t know how to escape domestic abuse
Domestic abuse

My son was stabbed to death by his girlfriend. He didn’t know how to escape domestic abuse

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn’t be surprised shoplifting is rife
Sam Delaney

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn’t be surprised shoplifting is rife

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’
Cancer

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’

Our prisons are so broken that we can’t carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
Andrea Coomber

Our prisons are so broken that we can’t carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Rehabilitation

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he’s gone
Missing people

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he’s gone

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From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
Plan for change

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK
Modern slavery

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Bruce Houlder

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services

‘No two prisoners are the same’: 6 ways we can break the UK prison system’s cycle of failure
Sid Madge

‘No two prisoners are the same’: 6 ways we can break the UK prison system’s cycle of failure