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Short term sentence bad for the convicted

Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, has rejected the idea that ‘the clang of the prison gates’ helps stop re-conviction, according to reports in...

26 November 2013
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Private companies in pauper management

Jeremy Seabrook argues that the use of private companies, such as Atos, Serco and G4S, to manage the vulnerable is inspired by 18th century Poor Laws. Seabrook's comment piece for...

26 November 2013
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Race and the criminal justice system

The Ministry of Justice has published data race and the criminal justice system for the year 2011/2012.

  • In 2011/2012, a person 'belonging to the Black ethnic group' was six times more likely than a White person to be stopped and searched.
  • Just under one in ten stop and
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25 November 2013
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Justice Matters for women

Our director Richard Garside highlights a radical thought experiment the Centre will be embarking on in 2014 as part of the Justice Matters initiative.

Starting with the experiences and aspirations of women subject to criminal justice capture - rather than their legal status as suspects,...

22 November 2013
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Prison privatisation plan cancelled

Yesterday The Financial Times reported that 'Senior ministers have stepped in to ensure that investigations into Serco and G4S are not too "punitive" amid concerns the outsourcing companies...

22 November 2013
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Shooting the messenger

PC James Patrick, who last week gave evidence to the House of Commons Public Administration Committee on the 'fiddling' of crime figures, faces a disciplinary hearing next week, The Times reports (...

22 November 2013
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Justice Matters in Lambeth

As part of the Centre's Justice Matters inititative, we are welcoming contributions for our website on downsizing criminal justice and rebuilding policy and practice alternatives.

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21 November 2013
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Global warming down to big firms

New research accepted for publication by the Climate Change journal has suggested that the climate crisis of the 21st century has largely been caused by 90 companies who between them have produced nearly two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions since the dawning of the...

21 November 2013
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Telling right from wrong

The appearance of four senior executives from Atos, Capita, G4S and Serco before the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee got off to a slow start yesterday. It soon warmed up.

G4S Chief Executive Ashley Almanza made the startling observation that the company had failed to 'tell...

21 November 2013
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Children are being denied basic rights, according to report

The State of Children's Rights in England report has accused the Government of overlooking the rights of children in favour of welfare reforms in times of austerity. They commented that the government:

'...justify not only a serious erosion of children's economic and social

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20 November 2013