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Why is gun crime on the rise?
Today's Big Question Poverty, smuggling and ‘county lines’ blamed for increase in firearms offences across England and Wales
By Arion McNicoll Published
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‘Basic errors’ and low charge rates: understanding the crisis in British policing
Talking Point New report has found that only 6.6% of robberies and 4.2% of thefts result in charges
By The Week Staff Published
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Police patrols ‘cut violent crime by more than 70%’
Speed Read Latest data suggests old-school ‘bobbies on the beat’ still play key role in modern policing
By The Week Staff Published
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Telford inquiry: unease about race meant mass sex abuse ignored
Speed Read Three-year inquiry described police inaction over abuse as a 'shocking failure'
By Richard Windsor Published
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What putting Metropolitan Police in ‘special measures’ means for the force
Why Everyone’s Talking About Scotland Yard facing greater scrutiny and pressure to produce improvement plan following criticisms by watchdog
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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The Week Unwrapped: SIDS, Tasers and Alabaman rights
podcast Are we closer to understanding sudden infant death syndrome? Has a Trump-appointed judge given hope to trans Americans? And do too many British police have Tasers?
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Not all Britons are gearing up for the jubilee’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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The law on police strip searches
In Depth Scotland Yard forced to apologise after leaving 15-year-old girl traumatised at school
By Kate Samuelson Published
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What happened to Rikki Neave?
In Depth Accused tells Old Bailey jury about meeting the six-year-old boy on day of his murder in 1994
By The Week Staff Published
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‘New report shines damning light into toxic culture within Met police’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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‘US companies must help employees access reproductive health care’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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‘Amendments to the government’s policing bill are dictators’ powers’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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‘Boris Johnson must not hand power over Britain back to the Blob’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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What is Harper’s Law?
Today's Big Question Killing emergency workers to carry life sentence following campaign by police officer’s widow
By The Week Staff Published
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