It's hard to measure crime, which can make news stories seem more worrying than they really are. We look past the headlines to explain the full picture.
Crime
Crime is falling. Probably. Yet, according to the BBC and others this morning, it might not be falling as fast as we might think. The BBC reported that trends of … Read
Crime
A report by the Children's Rights Alliance for England found that 784 child deaths last year had "modifiable factors." What does this mean? Read
Crime
The front page of today's Independent is an infographic that claims there's a vast gulf between the prevalence of rape and the number of offenders brought to justice. Is there more to this than meets the eye? Read
Crime
As the Government announces its latest consultation on reforming the probation service, we review claims about how effectively the service is operating. Read
Crime
Over half of murderers released from prison have served between 11 and 18 years in custody. Read
Crime
A headline in today's Daily Mail announced that the probation service of England and Wales is under attack for failing to curb re-offending. The Daily Mail states that 50,000 criminals let off prison go on to re-offend within the space of a year. Where is this number from and, more importantly, what does it tell us? Read
Crime
Full Fact was on BBC Question Time last night, fact-checking claims made by the guest panelists Will Self, Peter Hitchens. Lord Bilimoria, Justine Greening MP and Stella Creasy MP. Here … Read
Crime
As a joint committee slammed the Communications Data Bill as "far too broad, expensive, poorly evidenced and potentially unworkable", the Daily Telegraph reported that the £1.8 billion projected cost is likely to be a gross underestimate. Has the Home Office failed to account for an extra £9.3 billion of costs? Read
Crime
On the day that the Children's Commissioner published her findings on the prevalence of child sexual exploitation, Government sources described her report as "hysterical and half-baked". What is the basis for their criticism? Read
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After the Justice Secretary announced new reforms to supervision for those released after short sentences, do these lengths of sentence really produce the highest re-offending rates? Read
