A response to HMIC report – PEEL: Police effectiveness 2015 (vulnerability). A national overview By David Kenyon

Just a month ago, on November 9th, on a blustery but bright afternoon, representatives from across our continent came together in Brussels for a conference organised by Victim Support Europe.

When thinking about a victim’s experience of the Criminal Justice System, we would hope that they find the process accessible, fair and supportive.

When, indeed if, we think about the Criminal Justice System, we may tend to overlook how important it is to have something in place we can trust and rely on.

With around ’30 million crimes, excluding minor offences’[1] reported to police across the European Union each year,

In a recent speech the President of The Queen’s Bench Division, Sir Brian Leveson, articulated a vision of the criminal justice system that embraces the use of modern technology.

The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 recognised in law, for the first time, that rape, a dreadful and devastating crime, could be committed against, not just by, a man.

The start of each term in school is usually marked by a tangible sense of optimism, perhaps even hope over expectation for many, staff and pupils alike. And the atmosphere as the new parliament starts to get up and running…

So the general election is behind us and we got a clear result; no horse trading over votes (for now) and one party that can now begin to implement its manifesto.

Legal aid has been given a heightened profile in the run up to the general election in two days’ time. A letter to The Guardian newspaper over the weekend, signed by a range of many distinguished and informed heavyweights from…

There is a fascinating and pertinent article in The Journal of April 25th written by Mia Doering. It’s all about language and, specifically, the language that surrounds and informs the reality of sexual violence against women and girls. .

Polly Neate’s blog in yesterday’s Huffington Post raises some important issues in relation to how, indeed, if, people, particularly women who have experienced domestic violence, have access to the political process.