by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, Front Page, News, Research
The Royal Society for Health have called for the smoking ban to be extended to beer gardens, outdoor areas of restaurants, parks and outside of school gates. According to an article from the BBC, the society want to make smoking appear to be less ‘normal’...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Aug 13, 2015 | Blog, Front Page, News
The BBC has recently reported that the police are investigating their first case of ‘cyber flashing’ after a commuter received an indecent image on her phone. The crime is the first of its type to be reported and police have encouraged anyone to report any...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog, Front Page, News, Research
At the start of the century it would have been unthinkable that public safety could be compromised by criminals sitting in their own living room. However, with the rapid increase in internet-connected devices, hackers can cause havoc on many different fronts....
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Jul 31, 2015 | Blog, Front Page, News
In a move that attempts to shift away from the criminalisation of drug users and free up resources to tackle more serious crime, Durham Police force have stated that they will no longer be actively pursuing cannabis smokers and small-scale growers. Ron Hogg, Durham’s...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Jul 31, 2015 | Blog, Front Page, News, Research
Identity theft has undoubtedly become a key challenge to the general public which is increasing. According to CIFAS, the UK’s fraud prevention agency, identity fraud increased by 31% during the first three months of 2015 and following these figures the City of...
