A man has been convicted of making a 3D printed gun – apparently, it’s the first time someone has been convicted of such an offence.

Scenes* here at Swansea Crown,’ tweeted Dan Evans – aka @EvansTheCrime, crime correspondent the of South Wales Evening Post. 

A new report by the law reform group JUSTICE made the controversial proposal that paedophiles found watching child sex abuse images should escape prosecution and instead be sent on ‘a life skills’ course. ‘Thousands of first-time offenders would attend courses, similar to drinkdriving programmes designed to change behaviour,’ said The Times.

Forensic mess. More evidence (as if more was needed) about the lamentable state of the market in forensics. 

There is never any shortage of alarming reports about the woeful state of our criminal system these days and this week was no exception. Chancery Lane this morning warned that the system was on ‘the brink of collapse’ with ‘every part of the process floundering’.In a new report, the Law Society reckons that legal aid means test is now set at such a rock bottom level that people earning as little as £12,475 could be ineligible for legal aid in the magistrates’ court.

The Crown Prosecution Service is to face a judicial review challenge over allegedly covert policy changes that are blamed for a dramatic collapse in the number of rape cases going to court.