News
Much 'allo 'allo 'allo about nothing
Our Director, Richard Garside, appeared on the BBC current affairs programme Victoria Derbyshire to discuss falling police numbers. This was in the wake of...
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....
News
Northern Ireland Justice Minister speaks at our conference
A summary of the speech made by David Ford, Minister of Justice for Northern Ireland, at our conference on Monday 23 March is now available on the...
News
Criminal justice since 2010: the roadshow
On Monday 23 March 2015 we launched The coalition years, our review of criminal justice developments across the United Kingdom since 2010. The report highlights profound differences in approaches to policing, prisons and community...
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...
Comment
How to stop prison privatisation
“There’s some will rob you with a six gun and some with a fountain pen”. So sang the great American folk artiste Woody Guthrie in the Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde.
The criminality of those in...
News
UK Justice Policy Review bonanza!
There's only one month to go until our all-day conference, 'Criminal justice since 2010. What happened? What next?' on Monday 23 March. It forms part of our Uk Justice Policy Review...
News
Benefit sanctions a 'parallel secret penal system'
Last week the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee held an evidence session on the benefit sanctions scheme. The government was urged to suspend the sanctions regime pending a review of its impact – especially on the mentally ill and disabled, reports ...