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More police won't make us safer
Our senior policy associate, Rebecca Roberts, has a piece in today's Independent, which questions the value of increasing police officer numbers.
In the aftermath of the UK general...
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Conference examines justice developments across the UK
Since 2010, our UK Justice Policy Review (UKJPR) programme has been assessing criminal justice developments across the UK.
Earlier this week we published our latest UKJPR report,...
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Our latest UK Justice Policy Review report out now
Since 2012, the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has been publishing UK Justice Policy Review (UKJPR), an annual assessment of criminal justice developments across the United Kingdom.
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New UKJPR report out next week
The latest edition of UK Justice Policy Review (UKJPR) came back from the printers earlier this week. It is due for publication next Monday and will be given, free-of-charge, to all those who attend our latest UKJPR conference –...
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Breaking out of the justice loop
Last month we published Trapped in the Justice Loop?, by the former Ministry of Justice policy lead on women in the criminal justice system, Liz Hogarth.
The report assessed what had gone wrong...
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Research fellowship
Want to investigate state and corporate power?
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop their critical thinking and wanting to take their first career steps with a policy and research charity.
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies in...
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Holloway Prison Visitor's Centre occupied by protesters
At 14:30 on Saturday 27th May, feminist direct action group Sisters Uncut occupied Holloway Prison Visitor’s Centre to demand that the empty space be used to support local domestic violence survivors. Eight activists entered the building via an open window, as 150 rallied outside. One of the...
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Do the manifesto claims stack up?
Do more police officers cut crime? Are tough community sentences a realistic alternative to prison? These are some of the questions considered in the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies' latest report.
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Criminal justice across the UK: What are the challenges?
What has been going on in criminal justice across the UK since the Brexit referendum?
What are the main criminal justice developments to look out for across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland following the General Election?
Why is it so hard sometimes to achieve even...
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The Violence of Austerity: book launched
In The Violence of Austerity, Dr Victoria Cooper and Professor David Whyte, a Visiting Fellow at the Centre, bring together the voices of experts to show that rather than stimulating economic growth, austerity policies have led to a dismantling of the social systems that operated as a...
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Justice system reinforces society's inequalities
Our research on the link between imprisonment and poverty was cited this week in The Independent.
The research was referenced by columnist James Moore, in a...
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Standing ovation for Phil Scraton at the BAFTAs
Professor Phil Scraton, who is delivering our annual lecture on 23 May, received a standing ovation at the BAFTAs last night.
The audience reacted as Phil walked up as part of the team behind the...