Comment
Risky and fundamentally misguided
I won't forget 19 September 2013 in a hurry. Though it was my daughter's birthday, that's not the reason.
My mind was focused on the heavily predicted, but no less shocking,...
Comment
The great probation sell-off
Today marks the next stage in the Transforming Rehabilitation programme, with the launch of the competition to deliver the bulk of probation work in England and Wales.
The...
News
Lords block plans for private companies to supervise ex-prisoners
After yesterday's leak of the Ministry of Justice's draft risk register, the Lords has...
News
Privatising probation service puts public at risk
If there weren't enough doubts already about the rehabilitation revolution, The Guardian and ...
Comment
What's the revolution in the rehabilitation revolution
Vision is important in politics.
Publication
Lessons for the Coalition: an end of term report on New Labour and criminal justice
New light is shed on the challenges facing the coalition in reforming the criminal justice system, with the publication of a report by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. In a collection of...
Publication
Critical reflections: social and criminal justice in the first year of Coalition government
The report evaluates the criminal justice record of the Conservative-led coalition since it was formed after the May 2010 election. It examines its overall promises and performance, and focuses on...
Speech
The government's vision for criminal justice reform
My lords, ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for having me. I am delighted to be in King's College, and to face a distinguished audience for my first major speech on the subjects for which I have found myself responsible since I returned to office.