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[Image credit: “Into the Prison” by Bill Nicholls is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] In many cases, despite the fact an offence is serious enough for a custodial sentence to […]

[Image credit: “Surveillance” by jonathan mcintosh is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] Several police forces have been using facial recognition technology to detect suspects. Cameras placed in public places can […]

[Image credit: “Alternate Juror” by EpicTop10.com is licensed under CC BY 2.0] Jurors take an oath to try a case solely on the evidence heard in court, to do otherwise […]

[Image credit: “Wandsworth” by HerryLawford is licensed under CC BY 2.0] Custody time limits dictate the length of time that someone can be held in custody before the start of […]

[Image credit: “The Royal Courts of Justice” by R/DV/RS is licensed under CC BY 2.0] The High Court this week confirmed that the new release provisions, applying to some offenders, […]

[Image credit: “Henry Street sign” by Adrian Cable is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] It is now a common feature of criminal cases that confiscation of an offender’s assets is […]

[Image credit: “Intimacy at New Year #1” by Thijs Paanakker is licensed under CC BY 2.0] A vast number of sexual offence cases revolve around the issue of consent. In […]

[Image credit: “£50 note” by HowardLake is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] A peculiar aspect of the criminal costs regime is that a private prosecutor can apply for their costs […]

[Image credit: “Cliffs of Moher” by Ian Capper is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] Ellis Thomas pleaded guilty to a relatively minor public order offence and was sentenced to a […]

[Image credit: National Crime Agency, Crown Copyright reproduced under licence] The National Crime Agency this week announced that it had infiltrated the secure messaging system ‘Encrochat’, […]