Richard Garside is surprised to read about John Stevens' psychic powers in the former Met Commissioner's autobiography.
Richard Garside reviewed David G. Green, Emma Grove and Nadia A. Martin, Crime and Civil Society: Can we become a more law-abiding people? (London: Civitas, February 2005) and Michael Jacobson, Downsizing Prisons: How to Reduce Crime and End Mass Incarceration (New York and London: New York University Press, January 2005) for Prison Service Journal, October 2005, Issue 161.
This article was published as the Editorial of Criminal Justice Matters, No.60 Summer 2005
There has been longstanding support for attempts made to divert individuals, particularly young people, from the courts and criminal justice system. These attempts have often been based on the understanding that the criminal justice system criminalises and often harms those drawn into it and for some people Penalty Notices for Disorder (PNDs) are a recent example of this.
Tim Newburn of the London School of Economics gave the 16th Eve Saville memorial lecture.
From relatively obscure and humble beginnings 'anti-social behaviour' has become a key theme in the current law and order debate. Politicians of all parties regularly refer to the problem of 'crime and anti-social behaviour'. Policies are proposed, new powers introduced and legislation passed to deal with the problem of anti-social behaviour.
Sean Roberts reviews Labour's plans for community safety, in an article first published in Criminal Justice Matters, No.57 Autumn 2004.
Richard Garside argues that resettlement services or custodial provision should not be bought and sold like soap powder. This article was first published in Safer Society, Summer 2004, by Nacro.
'Taking the Prison Service into the 21st Century' is taken from a speech given by Martin Narey, former Director General of HM Prison Service at the 10th Annual Eve Saville Memorial Lecture May 1999