cjm 67: Ten Years On
The country’s leading criminologists give their verdict on ten years of criminal justice reform under New Labour in this special issue of Criminal Justice Matters produced to mark a decade of the Labour government. Contributions look at a range of policy areas including victims, anti-social behaviour, serious and organised crime and policing.
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Full list of articles in print version of cjm 67
- EDITORIAL – TEN YEARS ON
David Downes puts this issue in context. - SUCCESS OR STATISTICS? NEW LABOUR AND CRIME CONTROL
What has happened to crime under New Labour? Robert Reiner considers whether or not the trends are attributable to its criminal justice policies. - STREET CRIME: BLAIR’S WILD CARD
Marian FitzGerald argues that the Street Crime Initiative was an unsustainable short-term policy, more suited to grabbing headlines than to addressing the causes behind youth crime and violence. - THE RESPECT AGENDA: FIT FOR PURPOSE?
Charlie Cooper views ideas about social ‘respect’ in philosophical context, and finds New Labour’s agenda unlikely to promote a more tolerant society. - OUT WITH YOBS!
Elizabeth Burney describes one of this government’s most dramatic innovations: the Anti-Social Behaviour Order. - A VERY SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP?
Recent years have brought enthusiasm for the idea of US to UK policy transfer. Tim Newburn and Trevor Jones measure just how much has actually been imported. - LABOUR’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE, THE TEN-YEAR AUDIT
Enver Solomon summarises the findings of an audit of Labour’s performance against its key criminal justice targets. - MAXIMUM COVERAGE: NEW LABOUR AND THE MEDIA
New Labour’s relationship with the media has been the most sophisticated of any government to date, but slickness in shaping public opinion has been at the expense of promoting public enlightenment, writes Jon Silverman. - PARTY INVITATIONS: NEW LABOUR AND THE (DE)REGULATION OF PLEASURE
Phil Hadfield recalls young, fresh Labour as the ‘party party’. But the economic opportunities presented by liquor and gambling let the party get out of control. - RACISM IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: THE IMPACT OF NEW LABOUR POLICY
Coretta Phillips and Ben Bowling describe some of the specifics of discriminatory treatment of minority ethnic people in the criminal justice system. - WOMEN AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE UNDER LABOUR
Loraine Gelsthorpe describes the areas of the criminal justice system that could be developed to reduce the relatively high rate of women’s imprisonment for relatively low-level offending. - YOUTH JUSTICE IN ENGLAND AND WALES: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY?
Rob Allen reviews both the positive and the disappointing elements of New Labour’s reforms of youth justice. - CIVIL LIBERTIES UNDER LABOUR: THE WASTED YEARS
Roger Smith examines the record of the Labour government in relation to civil liberties. - COMMUNITY POLICING UNDER NEW LABOUR
Barry Loveday identifies the necessary steps to successful neighbourhood policing. - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE NEW LABOUR ERA
Kate Lloyd reviews the structural changes in police accountability mechanisms and points out the need for greater public awareness and debate. - SERIOUS ORGANISED CRIME UNDER NEW LABOUR
Ben Bowling and Cian Murphy assess the progress of SOCA in the context of this government’s extensive reorganisation of criminal justice. - LEGAL AID IN MELTDOWN
Peter Soar describes a dismal future for legal aid under the reforms of The Carter Review. - TEN YEARS OF SENTENCING REFORM
Nicola Padfield argues that the sentencing reforms of the last ten years have resulted in greater fragmentation and more confusion. - NEW LABOUR POLICIES FOR VICTIMS
Paul Rock describes the changing representation and status of victims of crime under this government. - THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND NEW LABOUR: HOW CIVIL IS THE PARTNERSHIP?
The criminal justice voluntary sector is being given the opportunity to run more services, yet Clive Martin describes reasons for concern. - THE WAL-MARTING OF THE PROBATION SERVICE
Martin Wargent argues that market-based models of extra-large central management are destructive strategies for the Probation Service. - PRISONS TEN YEARS ON
John Podmore reviews developments in prisons, both positive and negative, under New Labour. - CJM UPDATE
Chris Eades reviews recent developments in criminal justice. - NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS