Comment

Abridged summary of a paper presented to the 'Policing the crisis' conference

John Croft calls for the establishment of an independent research clearing house

Crime among young people is down and there is no clear evidence poverty causes criminality

Mike Guilfoyle reflects on his meetings with Marco

Corporate crime and harm generally proceeds with state collusion, even facilitation

We should be cautious about expanding electronic monitoring as an ‘alternative’ to prison

Michael Gove should leave out the God-talk

Roger Grimshaw considers the implications of recent reports on young people

The Criminal Courts Charge is unfair and arbitrary

UK is yet to come to terms with the aftermath of colonialism

The 1980s council house sell-off had a big impact on crime rates