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Free online courses for refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Free online courses for refugees

...Law Society Law Society of Scotland The Law Society of Northern Ireland General advice and support Migrant Help Freedom from Torture Helen Bamber Foundation British Red Cross Refugee Services The Refugee Council (England) The Scottish Refugee Council The Welsh Refugee Council Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Trafficking and services to children...
Strategies to reduce the prison population
Society, Politics & Law

Strategies to reduce the prison population

...laws emphasising audits and league tables of prisons and a legal responsibility for both prison staff and the secretary of state for justice to ensure that prisons reform offenders. The bill was published following a white paper on prison reform, and the announcement in November 2016 of the government’s £1.3 billion prison building revolution, which planned to increase...
Can you predict the outcome of a Brexit deal with a little logic and a bit of arithmetic?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can you predict the outcome of a Brexit deal with a little logic and a bit of arithmetic?

...laws and institutions affect different states differently, we need flexible integration: opt-ins rather than opt-outs. A special deal for the UK can be an icebreaker in this regard. But there is a fine line between such flexible integration and what the EUians ominously refer to as cherry picking (choosing your favourite policy solely on the grounds of what works for...
Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two

...law? Blame and moral condemnation are based on the assumption that people should ‘get what they deserve’. However, this idea often begins at the wrong starting point, that is, at the point when someone breaks the law. But – for the sake of argument – if people really should get what they deserve, then how do we make sense of unjust and unequal societies where we...
Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK
Education & Development

Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK

...law/policing/stop-and-search/latest (Accessed 11 February 2021). Gov.uk (2019) ‘Police workforce: England and Wales’. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2019 (Accessed 11 February 2021). Inquest (2019) ‘INQUEST response to deaths in police custody statistics’. Available at:
Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...law reformers, such as Cesare Beccaria, Jeremy Bentham, and John Howard who began to question the legal constructions of crime. These early scholars were concerned with the legal protections of both the rights of society and those of the individual. Such principles are now considered part of the classical school of criminology. They form the foundations on which many...
How do you read a person their rights when English isn't their first language?
Languages

How do you read a person their rights when English isn't their first language?

...law enforcement officers ways to ensure language skills aren't a bar to understanding your rights when arrested...“You have the right to remain silent” is an expression familiar to many English speakers. But what is involved in understanding this right in police interviews, as well as the consequences of waiving the right? Extensive research on comprehension of this...
Explore OpenLearn from The Open University
Miscellaneous

Explore OpenLearn from The Open University

...Law learning materials available on OpenLearn for free here - this includes articles, badged courses, videos and interactives. Explore our range of Law qualifications with The Open University, and discover the flexible way to get the degree you’ve been dreaming of. Business and ManagementOur top three free courses You can check out the full range of Business and...