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The Islamic State released, in the late autumn, guidelines for how militants are supposed to treat their female slaves. The leaflet tells IS followers that ‘unbelieving women can be bought, sold and abused.’
CrimeEvangelicals Now - February 2015
 
France is to create 2,680 new jobs and boost spending by £325m to bolster counter terrorism efforts, Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said. He said such resources were crucial to dealing with an expanded extremist threat, with 3,000 people currently requiring surveillance across France.
CrimeThe Sentinel - 22nd January 2015
 
It is estimated that 17% of men in England and Wales and 6% in the Republic of Ireland have suffered domestic violence, and that 17% of victims of domestic violence in Scotland and 24% in Northern Ireland are men.
CrimeFamilies First Magazine - November/December 2014
 
Smoking in cars carrying children is set to be banned by the Government. Plans put before Parliament propose a fine of £50 to anyone who smokes in a car carrying an under 18 in England. The proposals will be voted on before the next General Election and could come into force in October.
CrimeThe Sentinel - 18 December 2014
 
The number of victims claiming historical child abuse could reach the tens of thousands and is too many for the state to cope with, an MP says. John Mann, who has given a dossier of allegations of historical abuse to Scotland Yard, said victims wanted a national institute.
CrimeThe Sentinel - 2 January 2015
 
Police and security services will get new powers to defend the UK from the biggest terror threat before or since 9/11. Unveilling a new counter-terrorism bill, Home Secretary, Theresa May said the UK faced a security struggle ‘on many fronts’. Schools, Universities and councils will be required to take steps to counter radicalisation. Internet providers have to retain Internet Protocol address data to identify individual users.
CrimeThe Sentinel - November 25th 2014
 
Four or five terror plots have been stopped this year, the Commissioner of Police has said. Police have previously prevented on average one plot a year.
CrimeThe Sentinel - November 24th 2014
 
There are an estimated 12.9 million incidents of domestic violence against women each year and 2.5 million against men. That’s 1 in every 4 women and 1 in every 6 men.
CrimeStoke On Trent Business Crime Reduction Partnership - 12th December 2014
 
Domestic abuse is estimated to cost the economy £23 billion a year
CrimeStoke On Trent Business Crime Reduction Partnership - 12th December 2014
 
A new opinion poll, commissioned by Christian Concern, reveals that: 84% of British adults agree that 'aborting babies because of their gender should explicitly be banned by law'. 80% agree that 'where it can be proved that an abortion was authorised on grounds of the baby's gender, the doctor authorising that abortion should be prosecuted'.
CrimeChristian Concern - 3rd November 2014
 
Anyone who criticises same-sex marriage or Sharia law could be branded an “extremist” under proposed new powers, Christians and atheists have jointly warned. The fresh expression of concern comes from The Christian Institute and the National Secular Society who have raised fears over planned Extremist Disruption Orders (EDOs), recently outlined by Home Secretary Theresa May.
CrimeThe Christian Institute - 7th November 2014
 
Fewer than one per cent of drug offenders are being sent to prison, Government figures have revealed. Nearly 150,000 people were found in possession of drugs last year but less than one per cent were jailed.
CrimeThe Christian Institute - 7th November 2014
 
The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted he broke down in tears at learning about decades of child abuse which took place within the Church of England. He said they were ‘beyond description – terrible’. The Archbishop also confirmed the Church is examining the personnel files of thousands of clergymen and women dating back to the 1950s.
CrimeBible Society - 31st October 2014
 
In a move this week which has caused incredulity and anger, the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has rewritten the guidance on prosecution in cases of suspected assisted suicide. Effectively, doctors and other healthcare professionals may now be able to assist or encourage someone to commit suicide without fear of prosecution provided they do not have a professional care relationship with the patient. This runs entirely contrary to the established guidance which stated that doctors and other healthcare professionals would in fact be more likely to be prosecuted if found to be encouraging or assisting suicide.
CrimeCARE Impact Direct - 17th October 2014
 
CARE polling has revealed that 78% of people favour criminalising sex buyers. Just days before Lord Morrow's Human Trafficking Bill was due to be debated in the Northern Ireland Assembly, a CARE poll has revealed overwhelming public support for criminalising those who buy sex. Such a policy tackles demand for prostitution which fuels human trafficking.
CrimeCARE Impact Direct - 17th October 2014
 
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