Whose Justice?
Whose Justice? is a strategic project offering critical and innovative perspectives on the scope and purpose of 'justice' shedding new light on old problems.
Aim
Whose Justice? will explore, develop and promote an understanding of the role and limits of 'justice' in the context of current debates and practices surrounding criminal justice.
Topics currently in development include:
- The criminalisation of social policy
- Gun crime: a review of evidence and policy
- Summary justice: a critical analysis of summary powers in and out of court
Contact Will MacMahon ( ) for more information.
Completed activities and publications
- The social costs of dangerousness
Jamie Bennett explores the social and policy consequences of the government's focus on the concept of 'dangerousness'. Find out more here. - 'Knife crime': A review of evidence and policy (2nd edition, December 2007)
This is the second edition of a report originally published in August 2006. It includes the latest official data and a more detailed statistical analysis to determine possible trends in offences involving knives. Find out more here. - The problems of everyday life
In October 2007, the Centre published a report by Dr Vicky Kemp, Professor Pascoe Pleasence and Dr Nigel Balmer in which they presents findings from the Civil and Social Justice Survey. Find out more here. - Debating youth justice
Debating youth justice: From punishment to problem solving was published in 2007. The collection of essays follows on from an initial report authored by Rob Allen, former Youth Justice Board member. Find out more here. - Drivers of criminal justice policy
An examination of the principal drivers of criminal justice policy, their implications for stakeholders, and some foundations for critical policy departures was published in 2004 by CCJS' Research Director, Roger Grimshaw. (pdf file, external site)