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The number of prison officers fell by over 2000 last year while there are slightly more probation officers in the National Probation Service.
22nd August 2016
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The number of prison officers fell by over 2000 last year while there are slightly more probation officers in the National Probation Service.
Action research by the Police Foundation found that reductions in funding and consequent re-structuring have resulted in a less effective, reactive approach.
There were more than 5.8m incidents of cybercrime in the last year, far higher than previously thought and enough to nearly double the headline crime rate in England and Wales.
New report from Home Affairs Committee recommends legalising prostitution to protect sex workers from being criminalised and stigmatised.
Gash’s overall conclusion is that crime is a slippery subject and not susceptible to simple explanations in terms of either its causes nor in the most effective responses.
But the interesting part of the story is that even after crime had been falling steadily for over 15 – 20 years, just 1 in 5 American or English people thought this was the case with only 4% Japanese believing that public safety had improved.
Gavin Hales of the Police Foundation argues that the drop in crime and of public concern about it make now the time for a sensible discussion.
There was a 7% increase in police recorded crime compared with the previous year, with 4.4 million offences recorded in the year ending December 2015. Most of this rise is thought to be owing to improved crime recording by the police leading to a greater proportion of reports of crime being recorded in the last year.
Harvey Redgrave of Crest Advisory analyses the new crime statistics and explains why the rise in recorded violence matters
New publication from Clinks and the Revolving Doors Agency highlights nine key issues for new Police and Crime Commissioners to work with the voluntary sector.
A recent briefing from the National Crime Agency stated that due to the increasing security measures at ports, people smugglers have started to turn to new and more expensive methods of getting asylum seekers and illegal immigrants onto UK soil.
Police officers and health and social care workers are particularly at risk of violence at work.
