Archive: Crime

'Virtual prison': Community sentences could be strengthened

Community sentences could be toughened up

No 10 could force justice secretary Ken Clarke to turn community sentences into a 'virtual prison' for offenders, according to reports.

Comment: Pushing up prison numbers isn't the answer

MPs square up over 'harsher' sentencing

Doctors attack prison healthcare

Huhne in the dock

Chris Huhne appears in court for the first time today

Chris Huhne and ex-wife Vicky Pryce appeared in court for the first time today, as they defended themselves against charges of perverting the course of justice.

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Video: Ken Livingstone crime campaign

Watch Ken Livingstone's "hard-hitting" campaign video promising to fight crime if he is re-elected as London Mayor.

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Boris promises arrests for swearing at police

Boris Johnson's speech was attacked by Labour

Action will be taken so that police can arrest members of the public for swearing at them, Boris Johnson has promised.

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Comment: It's unpatriotic to ban swearing at police

Ian Dunt: 'It’s quite plain that were this law to be actively enforced it would contradict free speech.'

Boris Johnson's quest to ban swearing at police is wrong, short-sighted and counter-productive.

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Theresa May speech in full

Theresa May: Police officers aren’t social workers, they’re there to stop crime

Read Theresa May's speech to the Conservative party conference in full on politics.co.uk.

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Ken Clarke speech in full

Ken Clarke: 'I never have mastered the speak softly bit, but the big stick has always appealed.'

Read Ken Clarke's speech to the Conservative party conference in full on politics.co.uk.

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Cameron wades into Knox judgement

Amanda Knox is supported after hearing the news of her appeal yesterday.

The prime minister has called for people to remember the feelings of Meredith Kercher's family as the media storm around Amanda Knox reaches fever pitch.

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Riot focus shifts north to Manchester

Police numbers have been substantially increased in London after three days of rioting

Manchester and Birmingham are the main centres of disorder on the fourth night of rioting in England.

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Comment: What is causing the riots in London?

Nick Cowen is a crime researcher at Civitas.

Riots are unpredictable, cyclical and can emerge out of nowhere. But there are some factors which make a big difference.

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Comment: Confidence is the key to crime perception

Javed Khan is chief executive of Victim Support.

The stark difference between the public perception of crime figures and the reality points to a fundamental lack of confidence.

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Crime attitudes 'can only get worse'

Police don't hold all the answers for Britain's leading politicians

The gap between perceptions of rising crime and the reality is only likely to increase, a former policing minister has warned.

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Feature: Narrowing the crime perception gap

Perceptions of crime reflect the reality on the ground - sometimes

New Labour's police funding brought about real results in cutting crime, but public perceptions didn't improve. In a time of spending cuts and upheaval, it's going to be very difficult for the coalition to do better.

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Comment: Frontline policing is under threat

Ann O'Byrne is Cabinet member for community safety on Liverpool City Council

Don't believe the government's assurances on protecting frontline services. Here in Liverpool policing is being hit hard by the cuts and crime is inevitably going to rise.

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SFO's uncertain future threatens bribery clampdown

Budget cuts and uncertainty continue to overshadow the Serious Fraud Office

Doubts over the Serious Fraud Office's future and cuts to its budget are casting a cloud over the Bribery Act coming into force today.

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Comment: Coalition must commit to tackling bribery

Robert Barrington of Transparency International UK and Melissa Lawson of Tearfund

Bribery is no victimless crime: it can lead to poverty and human suffering. But the government's guidance is undermining new legislation.

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Comment: Police service massacred by cuts

Paul McKeever is the chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales

Police are facing cuts of 20% to their budget in a move which could decimate the service and play Russian roulette with public safety.

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Police plan Westminster protest

Police are set to protest against budget cuts

Over 2,000 frontline police officers are to demonstrate against police budget cuts in London next month.

May incorporates Cameron's Munich speech into anti-extremist strategy

May's proposals have drawn criticism from the BMA

David Cameron's rejection of multiculturalism will be incorporated into the government's new anti-extremist strategy, the home secretary has announced.