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Who will magistrates turn to?
Whilst reading Trevor Groves fascinating and insightful guide, aimed at neophyte magistrates, I was...
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Remembering Billy
One of the most interesting and seminal figures in child development was the wonderfully insightful psychiatrist, Donald...
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Getting caught out
Reading Daniel Briggs' fine ethnographic study of crack cocaine users in South London 'High Society and Low...
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A shared belief in the change process
Whilst reading the absorbing and brave memoir of Carl Hart which describes his upbringing in one of Miami's toughest neighbourhoods...
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Believing in someone
I read with considerable interest the recent legislative changes outlined in the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 to empower magistrates to be able to send short-term prisoners to prison for breaching the terms of their licence.
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Someone to listen to
Stephen Grosz writes engagingly wise reflections of his years working as a therapist, and about the many thousands of hours he spent offering hope and understanding to those troubled by emotional trauma.