Man thrown behind bars over an underscore mark
His name had one “_”. The criminal's had two. He got 18 months anyway.
31 July 2026
Police
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Police vetted dubious allegation only after Buttigieg was separated from children
The Michigan attorney general’s office is investigating how the accusation that separated the ex-Cabinet secretary from his 4-year-old twins was handled.
27 July 2026
‘Properly shafted’: How the courts failed to get to grips with the wrongful conviction of Eddie Gilfoyle
The psychologist whose report made Merseyside Police suspect Eddie Gilfoyle of murdering his pregnant wife now calls his own advice 'nonsense'.
3 July 2026
One of NZ’s worst miscarriages of justice goes to trial
One of New Zealand’s worst wrongful convictions returned to court yesterday, 40 years after the murder and subsequent police investigation that led to it.
30 June 2026
Former police officers on trial for wrongful conviction of Alan Hall
The two officers are charged with perverting the course of justice in one of New Zealand’s most high profile wrongful convictions.
29 June 2026
Institutional Cowardice: Grooming Gangs and False Allegations
Patrick O'Loan draws a parallel between the grooming gang scandal and the handling of false allegations: in both, institutions feared activist backlash more than injustice.
27 May 2026
Tasmanian DV truth teller under attack
Bettina Arndt on the campaign against Dr Fiona Girkin for teaching police an evidence-based approach to domestic violence.
25 May 2025
What if the police and prosecution were told to ‘believe all victims of false allegations’?
A Bristol criminologist inverts the instruction: if police and prosecutors had to believe every claimed victim of a false allegation, would they accept it?
22 January 2024
False rape allegations aren’t so rare
The much-quoted 5 per cent figure comes from a meta-analysis that excluded whole categories of cases. Two Australian researchers put the real rate above 10 per cent.
21 October 2023
Corruption Pervades Police Forces in Australia and United Kingdom: Part 2
The headline of a report in the Age Newspaper on Wednesday 22 March 2023 read, “Gobbo seeks immunity deal to dob on police.” Gobbo refers, of course, to Nicola…
3 April 2023
Corruption Pervades Police Forces in Australia and the United Kingdom: Part 1
Part one of an examination of corruption pervading police forces in Australia and the United Kingdom.
20 February 2023
Officer Charged with Fabricating Evidence, But His Victim Explains that Coverups Run Deep
A NSW officer is charged with fabricating evidence, but his victim explains that the cover-ups run far deeper.
7 October 2022
How a murder case was unravelled by a police interview
How a police interview unravelled the case built in the investigation of the 'execution-style' murder of Lois Tolley.
2 October 2022
Public are losing faith in police watchdog following wave of scandals including the disastrous VIP child sex abuse inquiry, MPs say
Speaking out: Lady Brittan is seeking justice over the treatment of her husband, the former Home Secretary Leon Brittan, after false allegations were made…
1 March 2022
'How dare they': NSW Police officer threatened to break man's legs after unlawful arrest
NSW Police officers threatened to break a man's legs after an unlawful arrest, with the state paying out for their misconduct.
22 September 2020
Australia: Exposing the cost of NSW police misconduct
NSW Greens MLC David Shoebridge moved a motion in state parliament on 5 August, calling on the Department of Communities and Justice to release the figures…
14 August 2020
Exposing the Cost of NSW Police Misconduct: An Interview With David Shoebridge
David Shoebridge on the tens of millions NSW pays out over police misconduct and the culture that protects it.
11 August 2020
Police in England and Wales dropping rape inquiries when victims refuse to hand in phones
Rape investigations in England and Wales are being dropped when complainants refuse to hand over their mobile phones.
17 June 2020
A cancerous phenomenon
One of Australia's most respected former detectives, Colin McLaren, breaks rank to explain why he no longer trusts the judicial system — and why Australia still has no criminal cases review commission.
13 June 2020
Police officer charged with falsifying evidence cries in court
A policewoman cried when she appeared in court today with three other officers all accused of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
6 January 2020
Henriques report into Operation Midland: Met ‘broke law’ over Carl Beech abuse case
Officers face possible misconduct allegations
5 October 2019