Police Refused to Label Brianna Ghey’s Murder a Hate Crime. Why?
Moya Lothian-McLean
Transmisogyny marked the teenager out to her killers.
Tag: crime
There Is Zero Evidence of a Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’
Ell Folan
In fact, rates are down.
The UK Has Its Own Mass Incarceration Crisis
Ell Folan
It isn’t just America.
Sweden Was Never the Progressive Haven You Thought It Was
Christian Christensen
Its second largest party is Nazi-adjacent.
How to Intervene in a Police Stop
UK Cop Watch
Use the acronym DROP IN.
Are Random Police Drug Swabs Legal?
James Greig
Know your rights.
Forget ‘Liberté’ – 17th-Century Indigenous Americans Knew a Lot More About Freedom Than Their French Colonisers
David Graeber and David Wengrow
Just look at their abolitionist justice system.
Do the Police Actually Solve Crime?
Aaron Bastani
Nine out of 10 crime reports go nowhere.
Policing Bill Sparks Riots in Bristol
The Tories’ draconian policing bill sparks riots in Bristol. Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar discuss the fallout from the protests, and the utility of riots.
Outrage at Met Police Handling of Sarah Everard Vigil
After the Met’s outrageous handling of Saturday’s vigil for Sarah Everard, and as MPs debate the draconian policing bill, we speak to Gracie Mae Bradley, interim Director of Liberty, about policing and protest in Britain.
Make America Normal Again. Interview With Adam Tooze
Joe Biden is President-elect of the United States. But what might his Presidency mean for working class Americans, US foreign policy and perceived national decline? Does his victory represent a return to political ‘normality’ after 4 years of the Trump White House? And what might Trump’s legacy be within the Republican Party? Joining Aaron Bastani […]
Why Do the Police Exist?
Connor Woodman
Safety First: Sex Work and the Criminal Justice System
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann talk to Elio Beale, organiser with SWARM, a sex worker rights and advocacy movement.
Profits and the Prison Industry
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann discuss the Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee (IWOC) and proposed prison expansion.
Policing by Consent?
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Koshka Duff, a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Nottingham. In 2013, she was arrested and strip searched after offering a legal advice card to a teenager being stopped and searched in Hackney.
Prison Island: Prison Expansion in the UK
Back with a new series, hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Nicole, a researcher at Corporate Watch about the British government’s plans for prison expansion, how this will impact people inside and outside prisons and how communities across the country are resisting.
“Just Paint the Walls Pink”: Gender, Prison and Carceral Feminism
Oonagh Ryder speaks to Mo Mansfield, a social justice campaigner and women’s sector professional. They discuss what carceral feminism is, how it has helped to expand and entrench the criminal justice system and how we can move beyond this towards an abolitionist feminism.
What Is Abolition?
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann finish this season of The Lockdown with a recap of what they’ve discussed in the previous episodes. Sam talks about what he’s learnt and they decide whether he’s ready to graduate from the podcast’s ‘resident idiot’.