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The Crown Prosecution Service isn’t ‘cherrypicking’. It’s making the right calls

Letters: In all the domestic abuse cases where the CPS took no further action, it had made the right decision, says chief inspector Andrew T Cayley, while Duncan Woodhead of the FDA union also rejects claims of ‘cherrypicking’

The Guardian - UK

A closed Chicago public school turned private, and it’s now draining taxpayer dollars

Is it good public policy to underfund CPS, which serves students who need special services, while sending dollars to private schools that do not accommodate them?

Chicago Sun-Times

The Future of Media Literacy Education

Media literacy education invites a slew of nonprofit organizations and consultancies into the public school system, many of whom may have their own political agendas.

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CPS ‘cherrypicking’ cases to prosecute, say senior police chiefs

Sir Mark Rowley and Craig Guildford suggest service in England and Wales taking only ‘easy cases’ to court

The Guardian - UK

Met chief Sir Mark Rowley accuses CPS of failing victims by ‘cherry-picking easy cases’

‘We need to target difficult cases and let juries not lawyers decide’, Sir Mark Rowley said

Evening Standard

MoJ and police row on Twitter over pressure on rape victims to hand over therapy notes

Ministry’s tweet appearing to blame police for ‘fishing expedition’ withdrawn after Met deputy complained

The Guardian - UK

Court Sets Aside Conviction for Speech About School Principal That Violated No-Stalking Order

From Monday's decision in People v. Bourdage, by Illinois Appellate Court Justice Michael Hyman, joined by Justices Aurelia Pucinski and Mary Ellen Coghlan: A grand jury indicted Sherri Bourdage for violating a single provision of a no-stalking-no-contact order by "indirectly communicat[ing] about Joseph Peila to his employer[.]" … The State…

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Community schools can make a big difference for Chicago’s youth

Studies show that community schools — with activities and resources for students and families — improve student outcomes. Ideally, every Chicago public school would be a community school, Stacy Davis-Gates of the Chicago Teachers Union writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

How mother’s 30-year fight finally brought justice for her little girl murdered by babysitter’s boyfriend

Sharon Henderson never stopped fighting for the truth to be uncovered – but after the killer’s conviction, she can finally start to grieve. Jane Dalton reports

The Independent UK

Little Village needs more grocery stores, not more industrial plants

Corporations get subsidies. Mom-and-pop stores should get them too, to be able to offer a variety of fresh and affordable food in areas that are food deserts, student Monica Jimenez Jaimes writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Labour MP jailed for making child pornography

A FORMER Labour MP has been jailed for more than two years for making and distributing child abuse images.

The National (Scotland)

Ex-Labour MP Paul Clark jailed over child abuse images

Clark was jailed after admitting to three counts of making indecent images of children and six counts of distributing indecent images of children.

The Independent UK

UK jails 20-year-old for eight years for terrorism offences

A 20-year-old man who downloaded manuals on making guns and explosives has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison on terrorism offences, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday.

Reuters

Street vendors cover the city for Día de las Madres, 4 charged in fatal shooting of officer and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Evening Standard

Suspects held in City of London Police custody being screened for ADHD in UK first

The assessment curator says it will ‘prove how many people held in police stations have undiagnosed ADHD’ and could help against reoffending

Manchester Evening News

Rape charges against police officer dropped - but he remains suspended and may still face disciplinary action

Prosecutors said they ended the case against Christopher Henderson, 40, 'following a review of further evidence gathered by Greater Manchester Police'

Chicago Sun-Times

Critics of the draft voting map for Chicago’s elected school board want a do-over

The map reflects the city’s demographics rather than the minority-heavy CPS student body. Lawmakers on Tuesday said it’s only a first draft.

Chicago Sun-Times

Globetrotting doll lands in Chicago for ‘Mexico Week’

Lele, a 13-foot doll hand made in Queretaro, Mexico, was on display Tuesday at a Daley Plaza fiesta with traditional Mexican songs and dances performed by CPS students.

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The Independent UK

Paralegal jailed for leaking Crown Prosecution Service files to criminal gangs

Rachel Simpson is said to have ‘betrayed’ the criminal justice system and the public

The Independent UK

Former Crown Prosecution Service worker jailed for leaking files to criminals

Paralegal Rachel Simpson is said to have ‘betrayed’ the criminal justice system and the public.

The Guardian - UK

CPS officer from Wales jailed after leaking files to organised criminals

Rachel Simpson from Newport accessed computer systems to obtain information about police drugs operations

Digital Camera World

Welcome to Canon Club and CPS

Canon revamps its CPS scheme and creates a new membership program: Canon Club

Liverpool Echo

Mum rushed baby to hospital 'struggling to breathe' after arson attack

The child's mum said the girl remains 'scared' while another parent's baby son has had breathing difficulties

Daily Mirror

Brits fly out to Ibiza holiday home to find family have moved in and changed locks

The head of the Crown Prosecution Service Extradition Unit, Marc Robinson, is involved in his own legal battle in Ibiza to try to recover his property from squatters

Chicago Sun-Times

Linda Lenz, kept generations of Chicago Public Schools parents informed through her nonprofit publication Catalyst, dead at 77

Ms. Lenz created a nonprofit model of reporting education news that has been replicated across the country.

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