Criminal Justice


City of London to use mental health checklist for suspects
(28/03/23) The new Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental checklist has been developed by the Crown Prosecution Service and the National Police Chiefs Council.

Hotspot policing patrols and swifter sanctions announced to tackle ASB
(27/03/23) The College of Policing has launched a new ASB toolkit as part of the government's £160m Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, under which nitrous oxide will also be banned.

Court delays re-traumatise rape and sexual abuse survivors
(27/03/23) The charity Rape Crisis has today published a new report on the re-traumatisation of rape and sexual abuse survivors in the Crown Court's backlog of cases.

South Yorkshire officer awaiting trial had received death threats
(24/03/23) The PC was facing a trial over an alleged assault on a teenage football fan.