News
End racism this generation
The Runnymede Trust has launched a new three year campaign to inspire individuals and organisations to take concerted action to tackle racial inequality, support...
Publication
Ethnicity, harm and crime: a discussion paper
In 1983 the criminologist Bernard D. Headley published 'Black on black’ crime: the myth and the reality’ in the journal Crime and Social Justice.
Comment
Making an impact
At the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies we are widely respected for our varied and significant reports, events and initiatives. To name but a few recent examples include
- The ...
Speech
The judge and the defendant: demographics and diversity in the criminal justice system
The judge and the defendant: demographics and diversity in the criminal justice system
Two or three years ago, I was contacted by a black American judge who was on a trip...
Publication
Policy, purpose and pragmatism
This report explores the experiences of voluntary and community organisations that are predominantly working with black young people affected by crime in England.
Comment
Downsizing prison
Last week I wrote that a coherent plan of action to control and reduce the prison population in the UK was desperately needed to arrest the alarming...
Comment
Nine prisoners a day
I’ve been tracking the UK prison population since the beginning of the year to get a sense of some of the underlying trends.
My interest here is the UK prison population, not...