Richard Garside and Kevin Stenson introduce the contributors to the themed issue with David Downes on the rhetoric's of reform and fear which mask the inequalities that are the real causes of crime.
Kate Painter and David Farrington summarise the findings of recent research showing a marked difference in the way brothers and sisters responded to similar risk factors for offending. Caroline Metcalf and Kevin Stenson critique the current reliance on risk models in criminal justice.
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By Mike Sutton and Dave Simmonds
