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This House would as the United States ban assault weapons

17 Dec 2012

Following the horrific killing of 26 elementary school children and teachers in Newtown, Connecticut, by Adam Lanza using a Bushmaster .223 semi-automatic...

This House would treat the desecration and destruction of high-value sites and property of cultural heritage as a crime against humanity.

21 Sep 2012

According to the UNESCO “Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage”, the following are constituted as objects of...

This House would restrict media reporting on violent crimes

13 Jul 2012

Rarely a day goes by that the media does not report an incident of violent crime such as Grievously Bodily Harm, muggings or murder. These are reported via...

This House would disclose previous convictions in court

1 Jun 2012

Under the status quo in most English-speaking jurisdictions, a defendant’s previous convictions cannot be brought up in court until after the jury has...

This House believes social deprivation causes crime.

25 May 2012

Since the advent of modern social science, sociologists and criminologists have been preoccupied with finding the answer to what is the root cause of criminal...

This House would legalise Prostitution

27 Apr 2012

The exchange of personal sexual services for economic rewards has a long history. It is important to distinguish different kinds of markets in sexual services...

This House believes criminal justice should focus more on rehabilitation.

20 Apr 2012

The criminal justice system comprises many distinct stages, including arrest, prosecution, trial, sentencing, and punishment (quite often in the form of...

This House would grant politicians immunity from prosecution

2 Mar 2012

Some modern states grant politicians outright immunity from prosecution. In such countries, including Albania,[1] Brazil[2] and to a lesser degree France...

This House would scrap Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (UK)

22 Feb 2012

Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) were introduced in the UK by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and have been available in England and Wales since April 1999...

This House believes the age of consent laws should be made more liberal (lowered).

20 Feb 2012

The age of consent refers to the age at which a person’s assent to have sex is recognised as valid in the eyes of the law. Men (and sometimes women, depending...