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New Labour And Delivery
Received political wisdom is that modern governments, especially the present British government, are and will be judged by the public on whether they have "delivered". So "Has New Labour delivered?" will, it is suggested, be the key question on which the outcome of the next general election may turn (assuming, of course, that the opposition has regained a sufficient degree of political credibility for anybody to take them seriously as an alternative). Sir Robert Worcester analyses.
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Public Says Prison Not The Answer For Women
The public favour providing women offenders with drug treatment, mental health care and community sentences rather locking them up, according to new research from MORI for the Fawcett Society.
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Experiences Of The Criminal Justice System — The Latest From Victims And Witnesses Of Crime
The MORI Social Research Institute on behalf of the Audit Commission has just completed research examining the expectations and experiences of victims and witnesses of crime through the Criminal Justice System, from initial reporting of crime and anti-social behaviour to sentencing and post-sentence support.
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Attitudes to Crime & Prisons 2003
Q1 Which two or three of these do you think would do most to reduce crime in Britain?
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What Do We Really Think About Counterfeiting?
New MORI research finds two-thirds (64%) of the British population saying that they are against any form of counterfeiting. Six in 10 (59%) of the public say they are aware that counterfeiting can damage the economic well-being of businesses. The same percentage is also aware that some fake goods can put the purchaser at risk of injury or death. And there is a sense — shared by two-thirds of the public — that the government should do more to tackle the problem of counterfeiting.
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Trust in Public Institutions
The purpose of the research is to explore the concept of trust in public institutions. In addition to considering trust in institutions at a general level, the research specifically focuses on the National Health Service, the Criminal Justice System and Local Government.
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Which Punishment For First-Time Burglars?
The issue of punishment for first-time burglars finds the British public divided as to what would be the best approach, according to new data from the MORI Social Research Institute. The controversy over the issue began when Lord Woolf, the Lord Chief Justice, said the average non-violent, non-professional first time burglar should not be jailed.
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The Repercussions Of Soham Murders
The deaths in Cambridgeshire of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman have affected the way parents in the UK feel about the safety of their children, according to new research from the MORI Social Research Institute.
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Young People And Citizenship
This week, the nation's children returned for the new school year and the first ever National Curriculum lessons in Citizenship.
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More Young Offenders Are Being Punished
More young offenders caught committing crime are being punished, a new youth survey commissioned by the Youth Justice Board has shown.