Comment
Falling police numbers: The longer view
The claim by the Chair of the Police Federation, Steve White, that policing in England and Wales was 'on its knees' and could not face further cuts are overstated, I argued in...
Comment
The non-crisis of policing in England and Wales
Last year the Home Secretary Theresa May went to the Police Federation annual conference and gave it a good kicking.
The Police Federation,...
Speech
Speech at the Open University Scotland
Thank you for the invitation to speak at this important event today.
First a few remarks about the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. The Centre is an independent, non-partisan charity....
Comment
Crime is down. Crime is up. What's going on?
Crime in England and Wales fell by seven per cent in the 12 months to December 2014. Or rather, crime in England and Wales rose by two per cent in the 12 months to December 2014.
The...
Speech
Criminal justice across the United Kingdom
Criminal justice since 2010. What happened? What next? In the sessions to follow we will be hearing from some of the key players in criminal justice policy making across Scotland and Northern...
Publication
The coalition years: Criminal justice in the United Kingdom
Change has swept the United Kingdom criminal justice systems over recent years. The election of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government in May 2010 drew a line under the generous...
News
Campaigners call for end to pre-charge police bail
Last night the Centre's director, Richard Garside, was interviewed on BBC Newsnight on the issue of police bail.
He argued that police should not blame cuts for the problems with bail. He said;
The police remain a very well resourced public service. In the decade to 2010, police funding went up in real terms by 50%.
The full Newsnight programme can be viewed on...
News
Minister writes to us on secure colleges
Two weeks ago our Director, Richard Garside, wrote to Andrew Selous MP, the Minister for prisons, probation and rehabilitation, about the government's secure college proposal.
The...
News
A letter to Andrew Selous: Richard Garside responds to plans for the ‘secure colleges’ for young people
Following a letter published last week in the Daily Telegraph against the 'warehousing' of young people, we were one of a number of organisations invited to attend a meeting at the Ministry of Justice on 21...
Comment
Criminal justice in the United Kingdom since 2010
How are we to understand and explain what has been going on in criminal justice, across the United Kingdom, since the General Election in May 2010? Our...
News
Centre's director speaks at House of Commons event
The Centre's director,...
News
Open letter calling for drug policy reform
Our Director Richard Garside was one of more than 80 individuals and organisations who signed an open letter to the Prime Minister calling for a review of the United Kingdom's approach to illegal drugs.
The letter was organised by drugs charity Release and published yesterday as part of...