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Laura Connelly

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Laura Connelly is a lecturer in criminology at the University of Salford and a steering group member of the Northern Police Monitoring Project

British police officers have a presence in some schools

Police should not be the ones tackling youth violence in schools

Dangerous laws prevent sex workers from engaging with the police for fear of their own arrest.

Sex workers have the right to work free from violence

Jeremy Corbyn addresses supporters at his leadership rally at The Lowry Theatre, Salford

The establishment was out to get Sanders - and probably Corbyn too

Women working on the street are generally from Britain

Sex workers don’t need anti-prostitution zealots to save them