Will McMahon guest edits a series of articles reflecting on New Labour's approach to criminal justice.
Contributors include Ed Cape, Lee Bridges, Steve Tombs and Dave Whyte.
The topical articles focus on prison mental health care in Britain, Sharia Law and police corruption.
In this edition
Dina Gojkovic is pessimistic about the future of mental health services in prisons unless greater attention is given to budgetary constraints and service delivery
By Dina Gojkovic
Javaid Rehman investigates the uses and abuses of certain interpretations of Sharia law and the Quran
By Javaid Rehman
Paddy Rawlinson and Pete Fussey examine the experiences of migrants involved in the informal economy and organised criminal activity in East London
By Paddy Rawlinson and Pete Fussey
Ian Marsh and Gaynor Melville consider the criminalisation of communities through negative media reporting
By Ian Marsh and Gaynor Melville
Maurice Punch investigates police and organisational deviance, followed by a response from Stan Gilmour
By Maurice Punch and Stan Gilmour
Esther Efemini tells the stories of survivors of forced marriages
By Esther Efemini
Stijn Verhagen and Alfons Ravelli argue that the Netherlands has a lot to learn from restorative practices in schools in Hull
By Stijn Verhagen and Alfons Ravelli
Sunita Patel and Sandra Harper describe the innovation and excellent practice honoured through this year’s Una Padel Award winners
By Sunita Patel and Sandra Harper
Will McMahon discusses what might have been expected from three terms of Labour
By Will McMahon
Lee Bridges argues that a drift back to a culture of complacency surrounding criminal justice is the most worrying feature of New Labour’s period in office
By Lee Bridges
There is a real difference between New Labour’s claim to be ‘bringing offenders to justice’ and ensuring that justice is done, writes Ed Cape
By Ed Cape
Many of the new measures introduced to speed up prosecution have not led to the efficiency gains expected and are depriving the accused of proper safeguards says Jacqueline…
By Jacqueline Hodgson
Joe Sim argues that New Labour stannds indicted for intensifying politically and spiritually corrosive policies in the criminal justice system
By Joe Sim
Steve Tombs and David Whyte claim that New Labour’s regulatory strategy has endangered the environment, workplace safety and financial stability
By Steve Tombs and David Whyte
New Labour's focus on anti-social behaviour lacks a proper evidence based and has led to the persecution of those with mental health problems argues David Gregg
By David Gregg
Richard Garside discusses the implications of post general election spending cuts
By Richard Garside
Helen Mills highlights the contradictions and tensions for organisations in a funding climate that prioritises ‘crime reduction’ and short-termism
By Helen Mills
Ian Loader and Richard Sparks consider the potential for political engagement and evidence-based policy, and introduce 'Dear Minister letters from Benjamin Goold, Gordon Hughes,…
By Ian Loader and Richard Sparks, with Benjamin Goold, Gordon Hughes, Fergus McNeill, Coretta Phillips and Toby Seddon
David Scott reviews Medical Power in Prisons and explains why its insights are as relevant today as they were when it was first published in 1990
By David Scott
