Fairness in the justice system
Fact checks related to fairness in the justice system including young people and race in the criminal justice system
Higher deportation rates don’t necessarily demonstrate ‘disproportionate targeting’ of Jamaicans
The data is not entirely reliable, and there may be multiple reasons why deportation rates vary, including whether deportation would affect someone’s human rights.
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A George Floyd mural in Manchester was not chosen over a Lee Rigby memorial
A Facebook post falsely claims that Manchester councillors approved a George Floyd mural over one of Lee Rigby.
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Burnt-out police car in Bristol protests was not fake
An image of a burnt-out police car taken during protests in Bristol is not ‘a prop’
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Many children have been the victims of grooming gangs, but there’s no evidence for a figure of one million
We can’t objectively compare the public response to grooming gangs with Black Lives Matter
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Cannabis kids: are more under-18s being prosecuted for supplying the drug?
Fewer 10 to 17 year-olds have been prosecuted for the cultivation and possession of cannabis over the last 10 years, but increasing numbers for the possession with intent to supply, …
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Stop and search: higher arrest rate?
The number of stop and searches fell by 78% between 2009/10 and 2016/17, with the proportion leading to arrests rising from 8% to 17% in the same period.
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Young people and race in the criminal justice system
The number of young offenders has fallen to a record low, but the proportion of BAME young offenders in custody has risen over the last ten years.
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Young offenders from ethnic minorities
HM Inspectorate of Prisons found that 47% of people in young offender institutions said they were black, Asian or minority ethnic in 2015/16.
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Black people and justice: the viral poster, factchecked
A poster about the differences between white and black people's experiences of work and criminal justice in the UK has been circulating on social media.
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Black people and criminal justice
Black people are over-represented at several different stages in the criminal justice process, and there’s some evidence to suggest racial bias.
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