A George Floyd mural in Manchester was not chosen over a Lee Rigby memorial
A Facebook post falsely claims that Manchester councillors approved a George Floyd mural over one of Lee Rigby. Read
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Fairness in the justice system
Fact checks related to fairness in the justice system including young people and race in the criminal justice system
Burnt-out police car in Bristol protests was not fake
An image of a burnt-out police car taken during protests in Bristol is not ‘a prop’ Read
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Crime
Many children have been the victims of grooming gangs, but there’s no evidence for a figure of one million
We can’t objectively compare the public response to grooming gangs with Black Lives Matter Read
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Crime
Cannabis kids: are more under-18s being prosecuted for supplying the drug?
Fewer 10 to 17 year-olds have been prosecuted for the cultivation and possession of cannabis over the last 10 years, but increasing numbers for the possession with intent to supply, and supply. Read
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Crime
Stop and search: higher arrest rate?
The number of stop and searches fell by 78% between 2009/10 and 2016/17, with the proportion leading to arrests rising from 8% to 17% in the same period. Read
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Crime
Young people and race in the criminal justice system
The number of young offenders has fallen to a record low, but the proportion of BAME young offenders in custody has risen over the last ten years. Read
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Crime
Young offenders from ethnic minorities
HM Inspectorate of Prisons found that 47% of people in young offender institutions said they were black, Asian or minority ethnic in 2015/16. Read
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Crime
Black people and justice: the viral poster, factchecked
A poster about the differences between white and black people's experiences of work and criminal justice in the UK has been circulating on social media. Read
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Crime
Black people and criminal justice
Black people are over-represented at several different stages in the criminal justice process, and there’s some evidence to suggest racial bias. Read
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Deaths of BAME people in police custody
The Independent Police Complaints Commission published new statistics on deaths in police custody today. Read
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