The Northumbria Police and Crime Comissioner (PCC) has said "just locking people up" won't solve the "cycle" of shoplifting.

Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Dan Price has brought together around 100 people, representing around 50 businesses ...

A new series provides a rare look into two of Scotland’s prisons which house women – HMP and YOI Grampian in Peterhead which ...

Prolific offenders fuelled by drugs will be spared jail under plans for Texas-style “problem solving” courts to treat the causes of their crimes ...

that work must be done to tackle the underlying causes of shoplifting and to break the cycle of capture, imprisonment and re-offending. The region’s civilian police boss also told members that ...

The Government is cracking down on repeat young offenders with plans to toughen bail and sentencing laws under a new Young Offender Plan, along with a ...

He had started selling drugs to make money when his brother was charged with attempted murder and soon found himself in a ...

Exclusive: In the fight against knife crime, which Labour has vowed to halve in 10 years, all too often conversations focus ...

He described Scotland's largest jail as a "pressure cooker" and said the new early release laws were necessary for staff and inmates although he accepted that some of those released early would ...

ICELAND is now the UK’s biggest recruiter of former offenders and is ramping up plans to help other major companies employ prison leavers. In the last 2½ years, the frozen foods retailer has ...