Broken-windows policing should make way for a more positive community-based solution, argues Hal Pepinsky
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15 January 2016
Community punishments do not have a significant impact on crime rates, but neither does prison, Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay writes
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6 January 2016
The war on drugs is a civil war and it's time to call a halt, writes Kenny MacAskill MSP
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4 January 2016
Mike Guilfoyle remembers Sam and his path to independent living
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29 December 2015
Scotland is leading the way on lowering the drink driving limit, argues Kenny MacAskill MSP. It should be lowered further and England and Wales should follow Scotland's lead.
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24 December 2015
Plans to close Holloway prisons should be the start of a move to close all the large women's prisons, Rona Epstein argues
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22 December 2015
The government's cynical response to the Harris Review means deaths in custody will continue, argues J M Moore
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18 December 2015
The bobby on the beat is an anachronism, argues Professor Tim Hope
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15 December 2015
In another installment of our Breaking the Silence comment series, Madeline Petrillo tells Alice's story of trauma, abuse and loss.
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14 December 2015
Professor Joe Sim dissects Michael Gove's reform agenda and puts forward his own proposals for radical transformation.
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10 December 2015
Rebecca Roberts and Claire Cain call for a managed reduction in the women's prison population alongside the closure of HMP Holloway.
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9 December 2015
There are unacceptable numbers of young people in custody with cognitive disorders, argues Dr Nathan Hughes