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UK: Undercover Policing Inquiry: evidence must be heard in public
The Undercover Policing Inquiry, which was set up in 2015 to investigate undercover policing operations in England & Wales since 1968, has been mired in controversy from the start. At the beginning of November, hearings finally began - but they remain shielded from public view. Despite the best efforts of campaigners to ensure that the transcripts published are made more accessible, this is no substitute for genuine public hearings, as Donal O'Driscoll demonstrates in a recent article. Read More
Deaths during or following police contact: Statistics for England and Wales 2019/20
The annual report on deaths during or following police contact has been published by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Read More
UK: Wales has ‘highest imprisonment rate’ in western Europe
"Wales has the highest imprisonment rate in western Europe, new research has claimed. The Wales Governance Centre's analysis of official figures also reveals average custody rates are higher than in England for a number of Read More
Review highlights discrimination in criminal justice system, but a missed opportunity to examine policing
The publication of the Lammy Review into the treatment of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people in the English and Welsh criminal justice system has demonstrated the significant racial bias that many have long suspected. However, the remit of the review was drawn so narrowly that it was unable to examine the relationship between the police and BAME people - a regrettable missed opportunity according to the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, whose director, Richard Garside, commented that: "The starting point of the disproportionate criminalisation and punishment of black and minority ethnic people is their disproportionate rates of arrest by the police." Read More
Vol 13(2): March-April 2003
Download the journal in pdf format EU: Buffer states & “processing” centres Iraq War: IFJ demands inquiry into beating of reporters Northern Ireland: Pat Finucane Centre celebrates 10 years in pursuit of justice Germany: Discrimination Read More
Vol 12(3/4): May-July 2002
Cover story: Surveillance of telecommunications: Data retention to be "compulsory" Read More
Vol 11(3/4): May-July 2001
Cover story: GENOA: An Italian view of "public order policing" Italian style: 482 people injured - 280 arrests - 2,093 people turned back at the borders - Carlo Giuliani shot dead by police Read More
Vol 10(5): September-October 2000
Europol given the power to initiate criminal investigations - EU Council of Ministers agree to ignore legal and constitutional niceties Read More
Vol 8 (6): November-December 1998
Cover story: EU: Surveillance extended to internet and satellite phones Read More