cjm 62: Uses of research

Questions are raised about the reliability of Home Office research in a series of articles by criminologists, including former senior Home Office researchers, in this edition edited by Rebecca Roberts.

Tim Hope questions the evidence in evidence-based policy making; Reece Walters argues that research carried out under the aegis of the Home Office serves the purposes of the current government. Loraine Gelsthorpe and Gilly Sharpe argue for a broader range of methodological tools.