Laurel Townhead argues in favour of prioritising women’s goals – rather than the goals of criminal justice.
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5 March 2014
Tim Hope calls for the abolition of the police service and establishment of a civil harm-response unit.
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26 February 2014
Rejecting criminal justice as the starting point for a conversation about reducing harms for women is destabilising. How can we take this challenging agenda forward?
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26 February 2014
Former probation officer Mike Guilfoyle writes about the importance of offering emotional support to probation service clients.
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19 February 2014
Most people will be familiar with ‘Lady Justice’ – a statue or picture of a woman often blindfolded, holding a set of scales. Lady Justice is intended to represent objectivity and impartiality in the legal system.
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18 February 2014
‘Dry January’ is all about abstaining from booze for 31 days in what Alcohol Concern say is a bid to ‘start a new conversation about alcohol’. And let us not forget ‘Stoptober’ (October) – the month to give up smoking.
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11 February 2014
Helen Mills argues we can't rely on criminal justice to address violence against women.
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5 February 2014
Laurel Townhead and Rebecca Roberts highlight the systemic failings of criminal justice in responding to criminalised women.
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4 February 2014
Professor Ed Cape asks whether the Metropolitan Police's collaboration with Virgin Media in a private prosecution risks blurring the boundaries between private companies and public bodies.
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30 January 2014
Richard Garside discusses his recent appearance before the House of Commons Justice Committee. He argues that the United Kingdom’s over-reliance on policing, prosecution and punishment is socially harmful and economically wasteful. There are more just and effective ways to make us safer.
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27 January 2014
Rebecca Roberts and Helen Mills ask what downsizing criminal justice could mean for women.
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22 January 2014
The government's plans for probation privatisation are likely to founder on the rocks of implementation, Richard Garside argues.