Richard Garside

Richard Garside is the Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.

Tributes to Mike Guilfoyle, who died on 19 November 2023
It is right that armed police officers face rigorous scrutiny over the use of lethal force
Across the UK, different IPP-like sentences are imposed. It’s time to end them
The decision by the Lankelly Chase Foundation to abolish itself is a huge gamble
The best ideas for reform and change come about through collaboration and shared learning
It’s time for a realistic retirement age for prison officers
Parliament is responsible for the dreadful state of our prisons. Only it can fix them
A creative, energetic and optimistic challenge is the antidote to the entrenched monotony of repeated policy…
Effective campaigning requires listening as much as telling, and learning from those we seek to influence
You can’t investigate and discipline your way to a functioning, fair and accountable police force
Our new strategy is about laying down the foundations necessary to sustain our work over the long-term
The importance of the police getting the mundane, day-to-day stuff right is often overlooked