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Children as young as nine have been referred to the anti-extremism Prevent strategy, reports Judith Orr

The killing that sparked the 2011 summer riots has exposed the reality of policing of black, Asian and working class communities. Brian Richardson looks at the inquest and its aftermath.

More survivors of the Hillsborough football disaster have said police versions of their evidence are inaccurate.

What is the state? Does it always act for the bosses or does it have its own interests? In the wake of the Mark Duggan verdict, Annette Mackin explains its role

The investigation into Mark Duggan’s death has raised many questions, writes Annette Mackin

Two students have won a major victory against the police after officers were shown to have made false allegations against them.

An inquest into the death of Leon Briggs has opened. 

The family of Mark Duggan reacted with shock and fury to the decision of an inquest jury into his killing by police on Wednesday of last week. 

The jury ruled by nine to one that it was more likely than not that Mark threw a gun to where one was found 7.34 metres away from where he was shot.

Armed police officers have shot and killed 54 people in England and Wales in the last 23 years. The Metropolitan Police has been responsible for 21 of those killings. 

After the jury returned its conclusion of “lawful killing” sections of the media immediately launched a poisonous assault on Mark Duggan and his family.

 The function of police forces under capitalism is to maintain order for the ruling class.  They do this by instilling fear of repression into people.