The challenge of downsizing criminal justice
Thank you for inviting me to speak tonight at this important event.
Before I get on to the substance of what I will be saying today, a quick observation on the speech earlier today...
Thank you for inviting me to speak tonight at this important event.
Before I get on to the substance of what I will be saying today, a quick observation on the speech earlier today...
Britain is now the prison capital of Europe sending more people to prison than any other western European country.
When faced by the challenge of identifying ‘what bit of the criminal justice’ I would give up I was tempted to refuse.
I would give up... the youth court, raise the age of criminal responsibility, set up a welfare based approach similar to that which exists in most of Europe.
As a female serving a suspended sentence and an active voice in the rehabilitation arena, I have direct experience of the oppressive and destructive channels we are forced to overcome.
As part of our Justice Matters initiative we are challenging people to think about a criminal justice practice, policy or institution to abolish or abstain from.
It can be conventional or unconventional – the choice is up to you. The challenge isn’t just about abolishing something. We are keen to build alternatives – so we want to encourage people to put forward ideas for something positive.
It's such an obvious one... what
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As part of our Justice Matters initiative we are challenging people to think about a criminal justice practice, policy or institution to abolish or abstain from.
It can be conventional or unconventional – the choice is up to you. The challenge isn’t just about abolishing something. We are keen to build alternatives – so we want to encourage people to put forward ideas for something positive.
Scrap suspicionless stop-searches…
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As part of our Justice Matters initiative we are challenging people to think about a criminal justice practice, policy or institution to abolish or abstain from.
It can be conventional or unconventional – the choice is up to you. The challenge isn’t just about abolishing something. We are keen to build alternatives – so we want to encourage people to put forward ideas for something positive.
I would give up the psychological
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Last week we published a piece by Professor Tim Hope, which called for the abolition of the uniformed police service.
Tim wrote:
'The case for Police Abolitionism is derived from the ethical and moral principles of abolitionism often voiced with regard to penal
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I would give up the police service, particularly the uniformed branch, and its officers.
As part of our Justice Matters initiative we are challenging people to think about a criminal justice practice, policy or institution to abolish or abstain from.
It can be conventional or unconventional – the choice is up to you. The challenge isn’t just about abolishing something. We are keen to build alternatives – so we want to encourage people to put forward ideas for something positive.
I would give up publishing names and
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Men are encouraged to give up shaving for the month of ‘Movember’ – to cultivate their facial fluff in a bid to raise awareness and money for the cause of testicular cancer.