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Not guilty, no use handing me a writ while I’m trying to do my bit…
Today’s post has been written in response to the news published today that a suspected burglar has been shot during an incident in Worcestershire. As this is a developing story the details are rather...
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These are my twisted words…
CPS have charged Terry with a Public Order offence but how have they reached this decision? There’s been lots of talk in the news recently about someone called John Terry being charged by the Met for...
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Weak become heroes…
Gary Dobson and David Norris - today sentenced for the murder of Stephen Lawrence Yesterday David Norris and Gary Dobson were found guilty of Stephen Lawrence’s racially motivated murder in Eltham in...
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Rubin could take a man out with just one punch, but he never did like to talk...
Assaults: Fine if you’re in a boxing ring with a moustache but what if you’re elsewhere? What does the law say? A few weeks ago I’d been forwarded a question on Twitter from someone curious to know...
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Tell em’ what the master has done…
Making a report of domestic abuse isn’t an easy step to take, unfamiliarity with the police shouldn’t be a barrier though. Whilst tapping away at the keyboard yesterday writing about the Justin Lee...
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All these things that I’ve done…
Offences can stay on a criminal record no matter how long ago the trial. How are criminal records treated and who needs to disclose what? On many job application forms you’re likely to see some...
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Communications breakdown…
Another excellent bit of twittering from Solihull Police. How are the CPS advising decisions be made when social media is misused though? What would be a realistic approach? As you may have noticed if...
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In it for the money…
None for you, pimps! The lovely Proceeds of Crime Act enables us to seize back criminals’ ill-gotten gains and it’s the Payback Team that makes it all happen. Pimps. Things they like: Big hats, diamond...
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Cautioners…
Caution is advised when venomous snakes are around, how do the police decide if a caution is appropriate when it comes to crime though? (Image from TampAGS) As you may have seen in the news, today the...
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There’s so much you have to know…
What am I going on about when I talk about getting some ‘CPS advice’? As I mentioned on me Twitter feed earlier today, this shift I had to give the Crown Prosecution Service a call to get some advice...
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Paper romance…
With quantum computing just round the corner and communications satellites enabling us to stream funny cat videos to our smart phones whether we’re on the bus or at the top of Everest, you may be...
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Life Thru A Lens…
Continuing along the same technology theme as my last blog on modernising the courts, I noticed today this story over on TechRadar about a chap who whilst wearing a yet-to-be fashionable pair of...
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Nobody told me there’d be days like this…
Disclosure schemes are being trialled allowing applicants to check their partner’s past for violence, how might they help address the issue of domestic abuse? This week in the news there have been...
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Everybody’s talking at me…
Trolling is one of the worst examples of internet misuse, is police investigation the solution considering the vast scale of the problem though? As an officer heavily invested in social media as a...
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Young ones shouldn’t be afraid…
The court system may not always provide the best fit for young witnesses, what provisions does the law give to make the process of giving evidence easier? The story today about the disparaging comments...
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Tommy, can you hear me?
I’ve written about the Proceeds of Crime Act before (oh yes I have, see here) and as it enables us to strip the bad guys of their ill-gotten white tigers, it’s definitely one of my top five Acts. The...
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