We have issued a call for evidence as part of our review of poverty, material deprivation and social exclusion of people in institutional care, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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Thursday, 30 May, 2013
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Wednesday, 29 May, 2013
The End Violence Against Women coalition launched a new report this month assessing government promises to prevent abuse of women and girls. The report gives the government just 2.5 out of 10. EVAW has called for immediate action.
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Wednesday, 29 May, 2013
The Independent reported on expected financial losses of G4S after the Dutch imprisonment rate fell... and later in the month, Nick Buckles quit as Chief Exec of G4S with a £1.2m pay off.
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Tuesday, 28 May, 2013
Richard Garside, CCJS director, and Arianna Silvestri, Research and Policy Associate, met with Penal Reform International to discuss the challenges of embedding international human rights standards in the management and operation of prisons. Richard also attended the 'What is Justice?' symposium organised by the Howard League. Deputy Director, Will McMahon, was in Brussels at a European wide conference on drug harms.
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Tuesday, 28 May, 2013
57,000 people currently on police bail, according to the BBC.
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Monday, 27 May, 2013
The Office of the Children's Commissioner published a report on the impact of viewing pornography on children and young people.
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Monday, 27 May, 2013
Joseph Rowntree Foundation report shows that almost one third of people in Britain are excluded from mainstream society because they cannot afford to join in with activities such as taking a holiday or buying consumer goods.
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Saturday, 25 May, 2013
Nick Groombridge comments on the moral panics of 2012 at Works for Freedom, and wonders if there have been too many panics and not enough folk devils.
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Thursday, 23 May, 2013
Hundreds of lawyers demonstrated in front of the Parliament over government reforms to legal aid.
The Guardian reported that haulage firm, Eddie Stobart, has emerged to be a leading contender in bidding for a new generation of criminal legal aid contracts.
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Thursday, 23 May, 2013
Professor Steve Tombs, one of our Open University colleagues, had a letter published in The Guardian pointing out the differences in responses to murder depending on who the victim is: