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Centre's director speaks at House of Commons event
The Centre's director,...
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Investigating alternatives to custody across Europe
This month sees the Centre starting work on a new project comparing alternatives to incarceration across eight European countries.
The European Observatory on Alternatives to Incarceration, a two year project funded by the European Union, will draw on the expertise of...
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Police stop and search 1,136 children under ten
Despite being under the age of criminal responsibility, police have stopped and searched more than 1,000 children under the age of ten during the past five years. Furthermore, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children found that more than...
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Our June bulletin is out now
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Major effort at Northern Ireland reconciliation needed
The outgoing Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Matt Baggott, has told the BBC that his force should no longer be responsible for investigating murders by the British state and...
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Open letter calling for drug policy reform
Our Director Richard Garside was one of more than 80 individuals and organisations who signed an open letter to the Prime Minister calling for a review of the United Kingdom's approach to illegal drugs.
The letter was organised by drugs charity Release and published yesterday as part of...
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Reaction to MPs' report on crime reduction policies
A new report out today from the House of Commons Justice Committee has called on the government to 'question whether taxpayers’ money is used in ways most likely to reduce future crime and victimisation, including evaluating that spent on custodial sentencing, and develop a longer-term strategy...
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And we have a winner
Andrew Henley, a graduate teaching assistant and PhD student at Keele University, is the worthy winner of 2014 Centre for Crime and Justice Studies essay prize.
Entrants to this year's competition were asked to write an essay of between 1,400 and 1,600 words on what criminal justice...
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Empower women. Resist injustice. Transform lives.
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, in collaboration with Women in Prison, has issued a call to action to: Empower women, resist injustice and...
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Overcrowded housing leading to 'rabbit-hutch' Britain
New research by Cambridge University, based on 16,000 homes, reports a housing squeeze where people are living...
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Past minor cautions and convictions to remain private
The Supreme Court has ruled that past minor cautions and convictions should not have to be disclosed in criminal record checks, and in future will remain part of a protected private life, reports BBC News.