Dr Nic Groombridge argues that there is nothing new in current concerns about the accuracy of crime statistics. Crime is infinite, he writes. If you run short of it you can redefine the formerly lawful to be illegal. And, if you are overwhelmed by crime, you can legalise the formerly illegal.
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8 January 2014
There is a malaise at the heart of the criminal justice system, Richard Garside writes. It's harsher, more punitive and more dehumanising than ever.
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23 December 2013
Sarah's law, which allows parents or guardians to approach the police for information about individuals they suspect are paedophiles, is a tokenistic response to a real and deep problem of child sexual exploitation, Richard Garside argues
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20 December 2013
Jon Shute and Juanjo Medina argue that the government's 'Ending gang and youth violence' strategy is a shameful and appalling waste of money.
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19 December 2013
In this summary piece based on her 2012 Eve Saville Lecture, Professor Pat Carlen argues that rehabilitation programmes have tended to be reserved for poorer lawbreakers. White collar and corporate lawbreakers, by contrast, tend not to be subject to the same level of prosecution or supervision.
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12 December 2013
Richard Garside explains how people can get involved in the Justice Matters partners event in March next year.
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11 December 2013
Helen Mills casts a critical eye over the latest proposals from the Ministry of Justice to reorganise the young adult and women's prison estate.
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9 December 2013
Professor Ed Cape is doubtful about the coalition government's commitment to important European Union protections intended to promote fair trials and the rights of suspects.
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4 December 2013
Richard Garside argues that while there are many families in real crisis, the Troubled Families programme will do little to address this.
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27 November 2013
The Independent Police Commission proposals to replace Police and Crime Commissioners with greater local authority oversight deserves support, Richard Garside argues.
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25 November 2013
Rebecca Roberts highlights the parallels between criminal justice harm and violence against women.
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22 November 2013
Richard Garside describes the latest developments in the Centre's Justice Matters initiative.