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The Lessons of Southport: A Sociological Analysis of the Tragic Child Murders

Axel Rudakubana committed a shocking knife attack in Southport in July 2024, murdering three young girls. In January 2025 he was sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. His sentencing hearing revealed multiple missed opportunities by authorities to intervene. Rudakubana had been permanently excluded from school and had numerous prior interactions with the police due to violent behavior. He…

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Prisoner Convicted of Running a Drugs Ring from Jail...

Alexander Mullins was recently sentenced to 19 years in jail for running a drugs ring, while in jail himself as a serving prisoner!  Mullins used mobile phones which had been bought by his mother and smuggled into prison. The prosecution uncovered evidence of 73 such phones having been used between 2016-2019.  Mullins was at the centre of a large network of people who produced and supplied a…

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Why has moped-enabled crime declined?

Why has moped-enabled crime declined?

Moped-enabled crime was frequently headline news back in 2017: the typical story focussing on helmeted youths on stolen mopeds snatching mobile phones or doing smash and grab raids on jewellery shops.

In the summer of 2017 it seemed like no one was safe from this mobile-threat – even Michael Macintyre had his Range Rover window smashed and his watch stolen. But celebrities were just the tip…

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Jailing Drill Musicians - justified, or a moral panic?

Jailing Drill Musicians – justified, or a moral panic?

In January two ‘drill’ musicians from the Brixton group 410 were effectively jailed for playing a particular song: ‘Attempted 1.0’. Two artists from the group, Skengdo and AM, both received 9-month suspended sentences for performing this song.

Here it is with lyrics:

It’s still up as of 20th Feb…. I don’t how much longer it will remain up, but while it does it’ll give you a pretty good idea…

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The nationwide expansion of drug gangs

The nationwide expansion of drug gangs

Drug gangs are expanding their operations from large city centres such as London, Birmingham and Manchester into smaller towns and rural areas. To do so they are using a new business model referred to as ‘county lines’ – dedicated mobile phone drug deal lines which local drug dealers in smaller towns can use to order drugs from the suppliers in the city centres. According to a recent report by…

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Why is Crime Increasing Again?

Why is Crime Increasing Again?

The latest crime figures show an increase in the overall number of crimes committed in England and Wales, for the year ending March 2018. The overall numbers of crimes have increased from approximately 5.8 million in 2016-17 to 6 million crimes in 2017-18 (excluding ‘computer misuse’).

While this may seem like a relatively small increase, this follows a 7 year downward trend in the overall crime…

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SCLY 4 Right Realism and Crime - Theoretical perspectives on crime

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SCLY 4 Right Realism and Crime