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Gary Dobson and David Norris Found Guilty of Stephen Lawrence Murder

Two men were convicted of the murder of Stephen Lawrence at the Old Bailey in London on 3rd January 2012. The murder of Mr Lawrence took place at Eltham in…

January 4, 2012No CommentRead More

Amanda Knox Acquitted of Murder of Meredith Kercher

Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have both been cleared of the murder of Meredith Kercher following an appeal against their conviction. Rudy Guede remains in prison and his conviction is…

October 4, 2011No CommentRead More

Momčilo Perišić Sentenced to 27 Years for Role in Sarajevo and Srebrenica Attacks

Momčilo Perišić has been sentenced to 27 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Mr Perišić was found guilty by the tribunal of of aiding…

September 7, 2011No CommentRead More

Crime Prevention in Kenya – Making the Police More Effective and Accountable

Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA) is collaborating with the United States International University (USIU) with the support of the Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA) to hold a six-day…

August 17, 2011No CommentRead More

Colorado Intercepts Gambling Winnings for Court Ordered Restitution

In the State of Colorado, United States, the Department of Revenue will now begin intercepting gambling winnings of more than $1,200 for those who owe court-ordered restitution to crime victims.…

July 8, 2011No CommentRead More

Children’s Evidence in Criminal Proceedings – Experts Call for UK Reforms

On 14th – 15th April 2011, Law Professor John Spencer and Psychology Professor Michael Lamb hosted a two-day conference in Cambridge focused on children’s evidence in criminal proceedings. The conference…

June 6, 2011No CommentRead More

Judge Alphons Orie Allows Prosecution to Partially Amend Ratko Mladić Indictment

The judge presiding over the case against against alleged Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladić has allowed the prosecution to partially alter the indictment against him. The prosecution moved to alter…

May 28, 2011No CommentRead More

Crime: The Emergence of an Exceptional Penal Rationale

Jonathan Simon is the Adrian A. Kragen Professor of Law at UC Berkeley and the Leverhulme Visiting Professor of Law at Edinburgh University. On 24th February he gave a lecture…

February 24, 2011No CommentRead More

King Tutankhamun Statues Missing After Egypt Unrest

It has been reported that 18 artefacts, including statues of King Tutankhamunare missing from the Egyptian Museum. It is thought intruders broke into the Museum and stole the artefacts. The head…

February 14, 2011No CommentRead More

USA: Court Subpoenaed Twitter Over Wikileaks User Details

A District Court in Virginia, USA, subpoenaed the popular social networking and microblogging website, Twitter, for the details of a number of individuals connected with Wikileaks, it has emerged this…

January 8, 2011No CommentRead More