Crime
How many child deaths are avoidable?
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
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Crime
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
How big is the gap between the number of rape cases and convictions?
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
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Crime
Is the probation service keeping criminals in check?
As the Government announces its latest consultation on reforming the probation service, we review claims about how effectively the service is operating. Read
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Crime
How long do murderers serve in prison?
Over half of murderers released from prison have served between 11 and 18 years in custody. Read
Analysis
Immigration
Are there 4,000 foreign murderers and rapists living freely in the UK?
The Daily Mail, The Sun and The Telegraph reported this morning that there are 4,000 foreign national offenders living in the UK. But how accurate is this number? Read
Fact checks
Crime
Has the probation service failed the public?
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
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Crime
Decades old gun deaths poster goes viral again
A viral poster about deaths from handguns is from 1979. Read
Fact checks
Crime
Our Question Time Factchecks
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
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Crime
The "Snoopers' Charter": what's the price of listening in?
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
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Crime
Is the report of the Children's Commissioner into child sex abuse "hysterical and half-baked"?
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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