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In the news this week
Our Director, Richard Garside, has been quoted in the New York Times and The Times this week.
In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on London Bridge last week by Usman Khan, The New York Times quoted Richard on sentencing policy. On the controversy surrounding Mr...
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First CCJS podcast published today!
Our first ever podcast has been published today and will be part of a series being released over the next few weeks covering a wide range of topics in criminal justice.
In this episode, Professor of Criminology Steve Tombs discusses corporate and state harms, the role of inquiries and what justice could look like for the victims of Grenfell.
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After Prison. A new initiative
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is embarking on a new, long-term programme.
The new programme, with the working title After Prison, is grounded in a simple proposition: there is always a better way to use a particular piece of land than as a place for a prison.
Over the coming months and years, we plan to work with a wide range of partners – local,...
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Coalition calls for closure of all child prisons
A coalition of more than 70 organisations have called for party manifestos to pledge an end to the imprisonment of children.
We are a member...
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Letter to party leaders urging reasoned public debate
Our Director, Richard Garside, is a signatory in a letter to party leaders across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland calling for constructive discussion, debate and policies around criminal justice issues in the lead up to the general election.
The signatories request that...
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Speech and reception with Professor Nutt: the film
Last week we held an evening with Professor David Nutt and Professor Alex Stevens at Kings College.
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High court challenge to PSPO use
After it was revealed that Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council had targeted homeless people with a public space protection order (PSPO), there will now be a landmark high court case against the council.
Public space protection orders are a tool to restrict certain actions...
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Cannabis testing in prison 'contributed to the rise of spice'
Testing prisoners for cannabis has 'massively contributed' to the rise in the use of spice in prisons, drugs expert Professor David Nutt says in an interview today.
'There were 16 deaths last year from spice in prisons', he told The Observer paper. 'There has never been a death from cannabis.' The failure to treat Britain’s heroin problem...