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What's on the cards for crime & justice in 2021 / Danny Shaw
2020. A year most of us would rather forget, and a year when the cracks in the criminal justice system were brutally exposed.
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What's on the cards for crime & justice in 2021 / Danny Shaw
2020. A year most of us would rather forget, and a year when the cracks in the criminal justice system were brutally exposed.
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As #COVID19 took hold, courts closed, causing a lengthy backlog of criminal cases to extend even further; offender rehabilitation work was sharply curtailed, with prisoners locked in cells for 23 hours a day;
As #COVID19 took hold, courts closed, causing a lengthy backlog of criminal cases to extend even further; offender rehabilitation work was sharply curtailed, with prisoners locked in cells for 23 hours a day;
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police had to enforce unprecedented, and rapidly changing restrictions on our liberty, placing them in situations none of us could have anticipated 12 months ago.
police had to enforce unprecedented, and rapidly changing restrictions on our liberty, placing them in situations none of us could have anticipated 12 months ago.
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And there’s little sign of any let up in 2021. In fact, the impact of delays on victims, witnesses and defendants is likely to become even more pronounced.
And there’s little sign of any let up in 2021. In fact, the impact of delays on victims, witnesses and defendants is likely to become even more pronounced.
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Don’t be surprised if cases collapse because they’ve gone on too long or if serious crimes are committed by suspects bailed due to legal hold ups.
Don’t be surprised if cases collapse because they’ve gone on too long or if serious crimes are committed by suspects bailed due to legal hold ups.
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This all comes as law enforcement braces itself for far-reaching changes to EU data and intelligence-sharing procedures when the #Brexit transition period ends on 31 December.
This all comes as law enforcement braces itself for far-reaching changes to EU data and intelligence-sharing procedures when the #Brexit transition period ends on 31 December.
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There’s little doubt there’ll be repercussions - less information will be exchanged at a slower rate than now - what’s unclear is just how serious they’ll be.
There’s little doubt there’ll be repercussions - less information will be exchanged at a slower rate than now - what’s unclear is just how serious they’ll be.
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As we reach the end of a tumultuous year for the criminal justice system, new Head of Strategy and Insight, @DannyShawNews, takes a look ahead to what we can expect in 2021. Read in full: bit.ly/37rPgEr
As we reach the end of a tumultuous year for the criminal justice system, new Head of Strategy and Insight, @DannyShawNews, takes a look ahead to what we can expect in 2021. Read in full: bit.ly/37rPgEr
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