cjm 77: Exploring Penal Reform
The latest issue of cjm includes a themed section edited by prison governor Jamie Bennett examining strategies for reforming, and in some cases abolishing, different aspects of the criminal justice system. Contributors include US activist and academic Julia Sudbury; former prison governor David Wilson and J M Moore of the University of the West of England, Bristol.
The magazine also includes a variety of articles on topical issues, including a critique of neo-conservative economic policies by Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson as `social murder'; a article by journalist Victoria Brittain on racism and islamophobia by the British state; and an article by Bernard Gallagher calling for a public education campaign on child sexual abuse.
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Full list of articles in print version of cjm 77
EDITORIAL - Rebecca Roberts introduces this issue of cjm.
TOPICAL ISSUES AND COMMENT
Social murder and conservative economics
Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson argue that conservative economics have led to a more dangerous society.
The forgotten detainees
Victoria Brittain describes the mental distress inflicted by the British state on Muslim men held without charge.
Child sexual abuse: informed or in fear?
Bernard Gallagher is critical of public ignorance.
Restructuring NOMS and reducing cultural divides between prisons and probation: a cautionary note
Philip Whitehead warns that recent reforms have had a negative impact on the work of probation.
THEMED SECTION - EXPLORING PENAL REFORM
Exploring penal reform
Jamie Bennett introduces the themed section and reviews the contributions. (This article is available for free download).
Penal reform: a history of failure
J M Moore looks back at the history of reform and traces the causes of its perpetual failure.
Reform from within: the Grendon example
Peter Bennett discusses how people working within the criminal justice system can walk a line between conformity and change.
Reforming prisons: the role of inspection
Anne Owers discusses the role of the Prisons Inspectorate as a means of achieving reform.
Research as reform?
Alison Liebling examines how research may have the potential to shape progressive change.
Resistance as reform: direct action through prisoner movements, legal activism and the radical penal lobby
David Scott describes how prisoners are not only the subjects of reform but are active participants in the process.
The media and reform: the case of Banged Up
David Wilson discusses the reform potential of popular media focussing on the TV series Banged Up.
No claim, no gain: law and litigation as a tool for reform
Simon Creighton examines the success and limitations of forcing changes through litigation.
Reform or abolition?: using popular mobilisations to dismantle the `prison-industrial complex'
Julia Sudbury examines how grassroots campaigning is set to transform criminal justice in the US.
Penal abolitionism: a different kind of reform
Justin Piché describes how abolitionist views can arise from the experience of working within the system.
Bringing the penal voluntary sector to market
Mary Corcoran explores the effects of increased marketisation on the voluntary sector.
Criminal justice and the voluntary sector: a policy that does not compute
Andy Benson and John Hedge argue that voluntary sector services are becoming increasingly controlled by the state and compromising their independence.
Landmark reforms
Prominent commentators present what they believe to be major reforms in criminal justice.
IN FOCUS
An unsurprising disappointment?
Helen Mills assesses the Community Order and Suspended Sentence Order.