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.
Education
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on teacher shortages, school places, childcare and joint enterprise. Read
Crime
Could killers walk free as a result of changes to the law? Not necessarily. Read
Crime
And two women a week are killed by partners, ex-partners, ‘emotional rivals’, and family members. Read
Crime
Suggested new guidelines for judges, published today, wouldn’t significantly change the rules on when someone stays in prison for life. Read
Crime
The Prime Minister will today announce reforms to the prison system in England and Wales. We've factchecked the key claims we've heard this morning. Read
Crime
The prison population was about 45,000 in England and Wales in 1990 and 1991 and is now about 86,000. Read
Crime
That's the upper range of an estimate for 2007/08. Read
Crime
We check the Prime Minister's figures on self-inflicted deaths and injuries in prison. Read
Crime
Close to half of all prisoners in England and Wales will commit another criminal offence within a year of being released. Read
Newspaper reports of what Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, thinks about women wearing veils in court are right—unlike the last time around. Read
