Penelope Gibbs archive

Does the public want reform of criminal records checks?

• Penelope Gibbs
• 4 Apr
• News, Prisons

One in four have a criminal record, the Louise Haigh case shows we need reform of DBS checks

• Penelope Gibbs
• 4 Dec
• COMMENT, Crime, News

Do people who get in trouble with the law deserve double punishment?

• Penelope Gibbs
• 22 Feb
• Crime

What is the future for legally aided criminal defence?

• Penelope Gibbs
• 16 Feb
• Crime, Lawyers

Sentencing Council: leading role or bit part player?

• Penelope Gibbs
• 14 Dec
• Crime

The over-use of police custody

• Penelope Gibbs
• 2 Jun
• Police

More than half of suspects in police custody don’t request free legal advice

• Penelope Gibbs
• 19 Feb
• Police

#FairChecks: It’s time to reform our outdated criminal records system

• Penelope Gibbs
• 14 Jan
• Crime

Why do the innocent plead guilty?

• Penelope Gibbs
• 11 Sep
• Crime, Miscarriages of Justice

Not the ‘awkward squad’: unrepresented defendants in the Crown Court

• Penelope Gibbs
• 1 May
• Miscarriages of Justice, News

The end of the “cautions culture”?

• Penelope Gibbs
• 7 Dec
• News, Police

The hidden harm of virtual justice: how it affects the lawyer-client relationship

• Penelope Gibbs
• 30 Oct
• News

Is there institutional racism in the criminal justice system?

• Penelope Gibbs
• 16 Nov
• Criminal Justice, News

A magistracy in crisis?

• Penelope Gibbs
• 19 Oct
• Crime, News

‘Justice is undoubtedly denied for unrepresented defendants’

• Penelope Gibbs
• 24 Apr
• News