Dr Roger Grimshaw

Dr Roger Grimshaw is Research Director at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.

A new report highlights the different models and approaches to criminal justice across the UK
A unique overview of the main criminal justice institutions across the UK
An assessment of joint enterprise prosecutions
Youth prisons are awful. We should work together to close them down
It’s time for legislators to clear out the archaic baggage of the 1824 Vagrancy Act
Acknowledged victims of a failed system, IPP prisoners continue to languish inside
The formal language of justice ignores the realities of prison life
We need robust scrutiny of the electronic monitoring regime
The endless expansion of prison capacity to suit ministerial demands is self-defeating
Awareness of adverse childhood experiences is key to prison reform
If EM is to work, it needs a clear rationale, and effective governance and scrutiny
An innovative survey of Covid-19 contain practices across European prisons