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The chair of the public accounts committee, Margaret Hodge, has lambasted the government for allowing G4S and Serco to bid for outsourcing contracts whilst under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office and the City of London over overcharging for services provided to the Ministry of Justice,...
August edition of our ebulletin.
Is austerity an act of violence?
On Wednesday 10 September 2014, we'll be hosting a roundtable discussion on whether it...
Justice Matters
A three year strategic initiative
This is the latest update on Justice Matters, the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies' three year initiative promoting radical alternatives to criminal justice.
One year on...
Justice...
A4e has ended a £17 million contract to deliver education and training to prisoners in 12 London prisons because it can't make a profit, reports The Independent...
The September issue of the British Journal of Criminology (volume 54, issue 5) is now available to download (subscription only).
Articles include:
Writing in The Guardian, Deborah Orr comments on 'Sobriety tags' due to be trialled in four London boroughs. She explains that...
A report by UNISON has revealed that 2000 youth workers have been axed and 350 youth centres closed since 2012. As a result 41,000 youth service places and 35,000 hours of outreach...
DMSS have released a report which analyses the risk factors associated with negative outcomes across the life course for women and girls. These poor outcomes...
Charities have warned that the widespread closure of women's refuges will have devastating consequences for women who are victims of domestic violence....
According to Ministry of Justice figures released last Thursday, there has been a 69% rise in suicides in penal institutions in the 12 months ending in March 2014. ...
Calling all women
Thank you to everyone who has offered their support to our call to action to ...
