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 28 August 2012 A campaign to ban the sale of gun magazines to children has been launched by Britain’s largest animal rights group, Animal Aid. Among those backing the initiative is the respected criminologist and public policy expert, Professor Peter Squires of the University of Brighton. Across the country, in high street newsagents such as

August 11th, 2012 A Brighton University professor has called for a ban on magazines that celebrate shooting wildlife. Peter Squires, professor of criminology at the university, added his voice to the debate in an article for Animal Aid. Professor Squires, one of Britain’s leading experts on gun control, said: “It seems imperative that shooting magazines celebrating the

A respected Brighton criminologist has criticised the replacement for ASBOs, saying that they could falter unless offenders’ families were offered support. Professor Peter Squires, an academic at Brighton University, said that the criminal behaviour orders, or “Crimbos”, could also encourage witch-hunts. The criminal behaviour orders were intended to act as a crime-prevention injunction to enable police

BUZZ Bournemouth University Posted by: Charlotte Smale Posted date: March 12, 2012 We met with Peter squires at Brighton University, where he has been working for over 25 years as a criminology professor. As a former Brighton Borough councillor for the Regency Ward and a PHD in the criminalisation of poverty under his belt, Peter specialises in youth

Gun injury research shows pitfalls of firearms vetting process Published 19 January 2012 A significant number of men who have not previously shown signs of mental health problems have shot members of their family and then killed themselves, this is just one of the issues raised by a new study of civilian firearm deaths and

Published 30 September 2011 A new “Green crime” university course that argues that some environmental disasters should be treated as crimes, has been backed by Brighton Green MP Caroline Lucas. The course has been developed by Matt Follett, lecturer in criminology in theSchool of Applied Social Science at the University of Brighton. He has been assisted

2011 Britains summer riots provided the occassion for a truly bulimic outpouring of intolerant reaction as politicians rushed back from their holidays to satiate the media’s incessant demand for tough, no-nonsense, sound-bites to reassure middle England that some kind of order was being restored. Read Article >

Published 05.01.11 Professor Peter Squires, professor of criminology and public policy, has given “six out of ten” to the recently-published Home Affairs Select Committee Report on Firearms Control. Peter, who gave evidence to the committee, said: “They have gone some way to recommend a combination of tightening, whilst streamlining and simplifying, the law. “The headline

Published 29 October 2010 Professor Peter Squires, professor of criminology and public policy at the University of Brighton, appeared on BBC Breakfast and spoke on BBC Radio 4 and Radio Sussex following the Association of Chief Police Officer’s (ACPO) report by Assistant Chief Constable Adrian Whiting into the circumstances surrounding the granting of a gun

October 29th, 2010 A Brighton professor spelt out ways to cut gun crime when he gave evidence to a select committee of MPs this week. Professor Peter Squires said that firearms and ammunition should be stored apart. He said that allowing people to keep guns and bullets in their homes was exacerbating the problem of