This themed section has Jamie Bennett as the guest editor, examining strategies for reforming, and in some cases abolishing, different aspects of the criminal justice system.
Contributors include US activist and academic Julia Sudbury and former prison governor David Wilson.
There are a variety of articles on topical issues, including a critique of neo-conservative economic policies by Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson as 'social murder', an article by journalist Victoria Brittain on racism and islamophobia by the British state and an article by Bernard Gallagher calling for a public education campaign on child sexual abuse.
In this edition
Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson argue that conservative economics have led to a more dangerous society
By Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson
Victoria Brittain describes the mental distress inflicted by the British state on Muslim men held without charge
By Victoria Brittain
Bernard Gallagher is critical of public ignorance
By Bernard Gallagher
Philip Whitehead warns that recent reforms have had a negative impact on the work of probation
By Philip Whitehead
Jamie Bennett introduces the themed section and reviews the contributions
By Jamie Bennett
J M Moore looks back at the history of reform and traces the causes of its perpetual failure
By J M Moore
Peter Bennett discusses how people working within the criminal justice system can walk a line between conformity and change
By Peter Bennett
Anne Owers discusses the role of the Prisons Inspectorate as a means of achieving reform
By Anne Owers
Alison Liebling examines how research may have the potential to shape progressive change
By Alison Liebling
David Scott describes how prisoners are not only the subjects of reform but are active participants in the process
By David Scott
David Wilson discusses the reform potential of popular media, focusing on the TV series Banged Up
By David Wilson
Simon Creighton examines the success and limitations of forcing changes through litigation
By Simon Creighton
Julia Sudbury examines how grassroots campaigning is set to transform criminal justice in the US
By Julia Sudbury
Justin Piché describes how abolitionist views can arise from the experience of working within the system
By Justin Piché
Mary Corcoran explores the effects of increased marketisation on the voluntary sector
By Mary Corcoran
Andy Benson and John Hedge argue that voluntary sector services are becoming increasingly controlled by the state and compromising their independence
By Andy Benson and John Hedge
Prominent commentators present what they believe to be landmark reforms in criminal justice
By Vivien Stern, Anita Dockley, Matt Wotton, Jamie Bennett and Stephen Shaw
Helen Mills assesses the Community Order and Suspended Sentence Order
By Helen Mills
