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How fox hunting demonstrates the ‘farcical’ nature of criminal justice today

Tracey Davanna, co-editor of 'Policing in Crisis?', discusses how The Hunt Saboteurs Association exposes the violence, privilege, and state complicity surrounding illegal fox hunting, highlighting how direct action is often the only means of holding powerful rural elites to account.…Read more

Child sexual abuse material survivors and the politics of abandonment
by Michael Salter  |  9th September 2025

Michael Salter discusses how survivors of child sexual abuse material remain among the internet’s most neglected victims, enduring lifelong violations while tech companies and governments prioritize digital freedom over their safety and justice.…Read more

Janos Mark Szakolczai, author of 'Onlife Criminology' shows how the Onlife blurs digital and physical boundaries, creating a hyperconnected world where surveillance, control, and resistance define everyday life and its hidden harms.…Read more

by Jade Levell and Bahar Muller  |  9th June 2025

Dame Nicole Jacobs’s report, supported by Dr Jade Levell’s research, calls for urgent, gender-responsive reforms to address how childhood domestic abuse fuels serious youth violence, particularly among marginalised boys. …Read more

by Joanna Blahopoulou and Silvia Ortiz Bonnin  |  3rd June 2025

Silvia Ortiz-Bonnin and Joanna Blahopoulou show that while sexual harassment remains widespread, even brief training can effectively challenge harmful beliefs and foster cultural change.…Read more

by David Gordon Scott  |  16th May 2025

David Gordon Scott explores how penal abolitionists advocate a profound transformation of the criminal justice system, replacing its harm-inducing, punitive framework with an ethical, victim-focused approach centered on healing, safety, and meaningful accountability.…Read more

by Brenda Fitzpatrick  |  8th April 2025

Brenda Fitzpatrick, author of 'Tactical Rape in War and Conflict', highlights how in Sudan, widespread sexual violence, famine, and mass displacement are ravaging millions, as wealthy nations cut aid and turn their backs on their moral obligations.…Read more

by John Bahadur Lamb  |  25th March 2025

John Lamb, co-author of '50 Facts Everyone Should Know About the Police', explores how austerity has shifted policing in England and Wales from community-based prevention to a reactive, trust-eroding model.…Read more

by Alex Ardalan-Raikes and Nasrul Ismail  |  18th March 2025

Alex Ardalan-Raikes and Nasrul Ismail discuss how the 2024 far-right riots in England, fueled by misinformation, highlight the urgent need for stronger hate crime prevention, online regulation, and community-driven efforts to counter extremism.…Read more

by Tara Lai Quinlan  |  15th January 2025

Tara Lai Quinlan, author of 'Police Diversity' highlights how Black children have long been subject to disproportionate policing at the hands of UK police, including strip-searches and stop-and-searches.…Read more