When the policeman who had shot dead the suspected armed robber, Azelle Rodney, in north London was cleared of murder earlier this month, an email quickly dropped into my in-box. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Updates
Mental health triage to expand in W.Mids
The mental health triage scheme, which sees psychiatric nurses attend with police officers to people suspected of being mentally unwell, is to be rolled out across the West Midlands after a successful pilot. Continue reading
Framing the death of Mark Duggan
source: IRR News published: 17 April 2014 As the family of Mark Duggan launch a judicial review of the inquest verdict, IRR News examines the wider context of the death. On 4 August 2011, Mark Duggan got out of a taxi on Ferry Lane in Tottenham and was shot dead by armed police: within hours, … Continue reading
Failings contributed to vulnerable boy’s death
source: The Guardian published: 4 April 2014 An inquest jury has found multiple failings by staff at a young offender institution contributed to the death of a 17-year-old boy, who had been bullied by other inmates. Staff at Hindley youth offender institution in Wigan have been accused of failing to give Jake Hardy proper support … Continue reading
