CCJS is an independent charity at King's College London that informs and educates about all aspects of crime and the criminal justice system.

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CCJS event: Criminal Justice in an Age of Austerity and Change being held on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 at a central London location. This conference will address two main themes: Looking back - 13 years of New Labour's criminal justice policy and philosophy; Looking ahead - the future of criminal justice in an era of public spending cuts..

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Press Release: Alcohol more harmful than many illegal drugs, claims drugs expert - Alcohol probably poses the biggest drugs harm challenge today, according to a new briefing from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. In `Estimating drug harms: a risky business', Professor David Nutt, of Imperial College London argues that the relative harms of legal drugs such as alcohol and tobacco are greater than those of a number of illegal drugs, including cannabis, LSD and ecstasy.  read more ...

Press Release: Exploring penal reform - Is penal reform working?

Strategies for penal reform are placed under critical scrutiny in the September issue of Criminal Justice Matters, the magazine of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College London.  read more ...

Press Release: AIR POLLUTION CAUSES 24,000 PREMATURE DEATHS EVERY YEAR. BRITISH GOVERNMENT FACING LEGAL ACTION: Embargo: 00.01hrs Wed 02/09/09 - The government is failing to tackle air pollution despite the UK being one of the worst polluters in Europe, argues a report published today (Wed, 02/09/09) by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College, London. The report is part of the What is crime? project, funded by the Wates Foundation, which highlights hidden harms and challenges popular ideas about what crime is.  read more ...

Press Release: `Tragic bargains' and a constant struggle for survival, claims new research on voluntary organisations working with young black people - Voluntary and community organisations working with black young people affected by crime face making `tragic bargains in their constant struggle for sustainability,' according to new research from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College London (1). Funding arrangements characterised by `bland, generic provision' with a questionable ability to address young people's needs too often appear to be the result, the research concludes.  read more ...

Press Release: Little evidence of success for tough action on knife crime, report suggests - There is little evidence to support police-led interventions to tackle knife violence, research from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College London has concluded. Following a comprehensive review of gun and knife crime strategies, the report - `Young people, knives and guns' - concludes that a `zero tolerance' approach to weapon possession `is ineffective in reducing crime or changing attitudes' among young people. It also casts doubt on the effectiveness of stop and search tactics and suggests `that police actions alone are unlikely to have a major impact on the carrying of knives'.  read more ...

Highlights

Check out The Independent coverage of the winners of the What is Crime? photo competition here.

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