Publication

cjm 100: Criminal justice since 2010

Wednesday, 3 June 2015

This edition is based around the conference we held in March 2015 – Criminal justice since 2010: What happened? What next?

We were extremely fortunate to have a number of key players in UK criminal justice policy speaking at the conference. They included David Ford MLA, the Northern Ireland Justice Minister; Kenny MacAskill MSP, the Scottish Justice Secretary between 2007 and 2014; and Rt Hon Elfyn Llwyd, a member of the House of Commons Justice Committee between 2010 and 2015.

In the first section of this issue we publish their contributions to this conference. The issue opens with an article by the Centre’s director, Richard Garside, giving an overview of criminal justice developments, across the United Kingdom, since 2010.

The second section comprises of short articles in which the contributors have chosen a subject or event that they feel has had lasting impact over the past 26 years in conjunction with the fact that cjm was first published 26 years ago.

In this edition

Tammy McGloughlin and Richard Garside introduce this issue of cjm

By Tammy McGloughlin and Richard Garside

Richard Garside considers the divergent policy developments within the three jurisdictions

By Richard Garside

Kenny MacAskill explains the Scottish Government’s distinctive approach to justice policy

By Kenny MacAskill

David Ford discusses the innovations and advances since 2010

By David Ford

Elfyn Llwyd reports on the evidence-led scope of the House of Commons Justice Committee

By Elfyn Llwyd

As part of the 100th issue of cjm, we have drawn up a timeline of events to remind us of what has taken place since the first issue

Jamie Bennett, Joe Sim, Peter Squires, Robert Reiner and Barry Loveday offer their own recollections of a stand out subject from the past 26 years

By Jamie Bennett, Joe Sim, Peter Squires, Robert Reiner and Barry Loveday

Rebecca Roberts reviews 'Locked down, locked out' describing it as a useful resource for activists

By Rebecca Roberts