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Our explanations for rises and falls in violence are not up to much
Update on recent work on the Justice Matters initiative
Laurel Townhead on the future plans for Justice Matters for Women
The official crime statistics fail to account for recent massive increases in cybercrime
There is nothing new in the police fiddling the crime figures
Professor Eamonn Carrabine on the power of images in shaping our understanding of harm
Discussing the role of courts in the regular review of community sentences
Child protection requires a government commitment to enduring and comprehensive solutions
Find out what happened at the Justice Matters for Women event last week
J M Moore calls for abolishing the 'traitorous temptation of criminal justice'
Abolish youth courts, raise the age of criminal responsibility and adopt a welfare based approach
The marketplace in contracted out services is dominated by a few big players