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Review of deaths in custody
The IPCC has announced that it will review the way it deals with the deaths of people under restraint while in police custody, following the revelation that those who die without being formally arrested are not included in official figures.
3 February 2012 (external article)
interview
Joint enterprise, racism and BME communities
An interview with Gloria Morrison, Campaign Coordinator of JENGbA (Joint Enterprise - Not Guilty by Association) which is a prisoners' support group made up of the friends and families of people convicted under the doctrine of joint enterprise.
1 February 2012 (2725 words)
guardian Stephen Lawrence killers' not to be referred to Court of Appeal
The sentencing of Gary Dobson and David Norris will not be referred to the court of appeal to decide whether it was unduly lenient after it was reviewed by the Attorney General.
1 February 2012 (external article)
guardian 'Excited delirium' found as cause of death of Jacob Michael
A Home Office pathologist has found that Jacob Michael who died after being restrained by up to 11 police officers who also used CS spray, died from 'excited delirium'. He also suffered broken rib and a torn liver.
1 February 2012 (external article)
guardian Killers of Stephen Lawrence to launch appeal
The appeal of Gary Dobson and forthcoming appeal of David Norris is to question whether it was right to show the jury covert video footage that showed them making violent racist comments.
31 January 2012 (external article)
independent Rate of deaths in police custody differs from official records
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has identified a number of cases that have not been included in the official number of deaths in police custody in which the death was caused by forcible restraint before an arrest was formally made.
31 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news Vigil for attack victim Jay Abatan
A vigil was held on Sunday night for Jay Abatan, who was assaulted in an unprovoked attack thirteen years ago, and died of a fractured skull days later. The family believes both the attack and police malfeasance were racially motivated.
30 January 2012 (external article)
slough express Candlelit vigil for Wexham Park death
The family of Philmore Mills have held a candlelit vigil at Wexham Park Hospital after he died while being restrained by police just before Christmas.
30 January 2012 (external article)
independent Police told they must reopen Chhokar case
Strathclyde police have been told that, under double jeapordy legislation, they must reopen the investigation into the racist murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar who was killed 13 years ago.
26 January 2012 (external article)
northern echo Sultan Alam wins £480,000 for wrongful imprisonment
Sultan Alam, a former police officer, has won at least £480,000 for wrongful imprisonment in 1996 for handling stolen car parts. An Appeal Court found that in 2007 other officers suppressed evidence that would have cleared his name.
26 January 2012 (external article)
hull daily mail Grave of Christopher Alder to be exhumed
Permission has been granted to exhume the body buried in Christopher Alder's grave, following the discovery of his body at a morgue 11 years after his death in police custody.
26 January 2012 (external article)
stv Soldier appeals his conviction for racist murder
Michael Ross, former soldier, is appealing against his conviction for the murder of Shamsuddin Mahmood in 1994. For twelve years the case remained unsolved, but in 2007 it was reopened and Ross had been jailed for a minimum of twenty-five years.
25 January 2012 (external article)
carrick times Racist murder 'casting a shadow over community'
Police following new lines of inquiry into the racist murder of Simon Tang 15 years ago have suggested that misguided loyalty is preventing people from coming forward to provide vital information.
19 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news Commons committee calls for changes to joint enterprise laws
Following an investigation, the House of Commons Justice Committee has found that joint enterprise laws are too complicated to ensure justice for victims and defendants. The CPS is to issue new guidance on the law.
18 January 2012 (external article)
comment
Total disaster
By Jon Burnett
Bernard Hogan-Howe's recent talk on 'total policing' at the LSE didn't go down too well.
18 January 2012 (698 words)
bath chronicle Policemen cleared of racially abusing Bath doorman
The two officers who allegedly threatened a bouncer and used racist language towards him have been cleared by a jury. Their behaviour will now be the subject of an internal review by Wiltshire police.
17 January 2012 (external article)
independent Police to consider reopening investigation into Chhokar murder
The family of Surjit Singh Chhokar, a man who was murdered in a racially motivated attack 13 years ago, have heard that their lawyer will meet with police to discuss reopening the case.
17 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news Met police to overhaul stop and search policing
Metropolitan Police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe has ordered a review of stop and search policing after admitting a tendency among police carry out arbitrary searches and abuse their power.
16 January 2012 (external article)
mirror Former Clash roadie wins case after attack by police
Former Clash roadie Don Lorenzo, 58, has been awarded £67,000 in damages after suffering racial and physical abuse by up to19 Birmingham police officers in 2007.
16 January 2012 (external article)
independent Doctor charged with negligence after death in police custody
Dr Hisham El-Baroudy has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after Polish man Andrzej Rymarzak died in Chelsea police station just hours after being examined in January 2011.
16 January 2012 (external article)
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