Richard Garside
Richard is the Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.
He joined the Centre in 2003 and became the Director in 2006. Prior to joining the Centre, Richard worked in communications at Nacro, and, before that, at Survival International.
Between 2010 and 2020 Richard was the lead author of the Centre’s keynote annual publication: UK Justice Policy Review, and, more recently, Criminal Justice Systems in the UK. He has written a range of other pamphlets and articles and is in demand as a conference speaker. He appears regularly in national print and broadcast media as a commentator on crime and criminal justice and sits on the Editorial Board of Prison Service Journal.
Richard has helped to set up three organisations, which were initially hosted by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Drug Science, Community Plan for Holloway, and One Small Thing.
He can be followed on Twitter @richardjgarside