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Violence against women roundtable
This month our Senior Policy Associate Rebecca Roberts led a discussion at a roundtable we held on preventing violence against women and girls. Dr Maddy Coy from London Metropolitan...
Last week the Home Secretary, Theresa May, spoke of her dismay over the number of child abusers who have been able to operate in the past, as well as today.
We've done quite a bit of work over recent years on the context within which child abuse flourishes. Here's a quick rundown of the...
Earlier this month Professor Tim Hope wrote us a 'dishonest politician's guide to the police'. It's had loads of reads, and Met Police whistleblower James Patrick described it as 'brilliance'.
So we thought we'd see if anyone...
This month we launched a new report calling for better prison standards, as part of our contribution to the European Prison Observatory. The Observatory...
Our event this afternoon on human rights in prison across the UK and the rest of Europe drew an enthusiastic and engaged audience of researchers, policy makers, activists and practitioners.
Marie Crétenot, of the Observatoire international des prisons in Paris spoke about her recent...
If you're struggling to think of what to buy friends or family this Christmas, have no fear! We've made a list of the buys and don't buys (honestly, some of them are criminal) to guide you.
The latest issue of our magazine, Criminal Justice Matters is out now. Edited by Dr David Whyte of Liverpool University, this edition has a special focus on 'How violent is Britain?'.
We...
Dr David Whyte of Liverpool University, writing in ...
The Lancet has released a new series on violence against women and girls. Five papers cover the evidence base for interventions, discuss the vital role of the health sector in care and prevention, show...
Yesterday we published 'The dishonest politician's guide to the police', by Professor Tim Hope of the University of Salford.
We were pleased to see that former Metropolitan Police officer and whistleblower,...
Charlie Gilmour, writing in The Independent,...
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies hosted a roundtable event today to consider the existing knowledge about interventions and policies that prevent violence against women and girls. Held as part of our Justice Matters for Women initiative, the...
