Comment

Unnecessary criminalisation and policing responses are the cause of more harm than good

Better policies on school absence are needed to avoid unnecessary criminalisation

The way societies are structured is fundamental to understanding the numbers we imprison

Policy on electronic monitoring is too important to leave to right-leaning think tanks

The troubled families programme is morally compromised

Mike Guilfoyle recalls his supervisory time with 'Des'

Government and opposition are more comfortable with the failed policies of the past

Will McMahon and Rebecca Roberts explore the government's penal reform agenda

David Faulkner offers some useful pointers

Misha’s story of prison, sexual violence and her hopes for the future

Mike Guilfoyle reflects on his supervision of 'Eric'

Badging community sentences as alternatives to custody is fundamentally dishonest