Issue Briefs

An overview of armed police in the United Kingdom, detailing the current levels of armed police, how armed police operate, and the political debate around arming the police.Read More

An overview of the legal position surrounding begging in the United Kingdom, and of the current political debate that accompanies it.Read More

An overview of current cannabis laws in the UK, their history, enforcement, exemptions for medicinal use, the approach taken around the world, and the arguments for and against reform.Read More

An overview of the political discussion in relation to child abuse, and changes made to the law in the Twenty First Century.Read More

An overview of the Crown Prosecution Service, coverings its operations, history, and criticisms regularly levelled at the prosecutor.Read More

An overview of the efforts to control dangerous dogs in the UK, alongside the level of dog attacks, past legislation, and proposals for further reform.Read More

An overview of capital punishment, its history in the UK, current public opinion, its continuing existence across parts of the world, and the arguments made for and against its use.Read More

An overview of the UK drugs policy, covering its history and different regulations.Read More

An overview of extradition law and policy in the UK, its history, how it works, the impact of Brexit, and the debate around a reform of the system.Read More

An overview of the political issue of extremism in the UK: the various forms in which extremism manifests itself, current statistics, and what action the government is taking.Read More

An overview of hate crime in the UK: what is covered, the history of the issue, its current levels, how hate crime is dealt with by UK legislation, and the surrounding debate.Read More

An overview of MI5: covering the broad remit of its operations, its focus, history, and related controversies.Read More

An overview of the debate around national identity cards, their history in the UK, and the debate for and against ID cards.Read More

An overview of police funding in the UK, recent history, the operation of the system, and how UK spending compares in international terms. Read More

An overview of the debate around police numbers, covering recent history and current levels, international comparisons, statistics around police diversity, and plans for increased police recruitment.Read More

An overview of the role of prison officers, covering recent history, prison officer numbers, pay levels, and related controversies.Read More

An overview of the issue of prison overcrowding, the latest numbers, and history of prison overcrowding in the UK.Read More

An overview of prison rehabilitation policy in the United Kingdom, covering its history, the current approach, controversies, and statistics.Read More

An overview of the use of private prisons within the prisons system, their current operation, and the arguments involved.Read More