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A tale of two Chief Inspectors
The Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England and Wales, Tom Winsor, was yesterday reappointed for a further five year term, apparently without the post being advertised. The Home...
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Prisons inspector won't reapply for job
Nick Hardwick, the Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales, took to Twitter today to announce that he wouldn't be reapplying for his job.
Nick Hardwick: Told MoJ ministers & officials I won't be reapplying for my post.
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Cuts require criminal justice reform
Police forces across England and Wales must reform if they are to survive austerity cuts, claims the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Bernard Hogan-Howe,...
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Government over-reliant on G4S and Serco
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has released a report today warning that Government has become over-reliant on a...
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The rule of law and the meaning of leadership
How should senior politicians and police officers respond to the release of a 78 year old man who is controversially up for release after spending 48 years in prison on a life sentence?
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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...
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Warehousing children in prisons is wrong
A letter published today in The Daily Telegraph criticises government plans to build the largest children's prison in Europe, describing it as 'bad for...
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What are the challenges facing an incoming government?
On 23 September the Centre held a panel discussion at Birkbeck University on the challenges facing an incoming government.
We brought together David Faulkner, former senior civil servant at...
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Major effort at Northern Ireland reconciliation needed
The outgoing Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Matt Baggott, has told the BBC that his force should no longer be responsible for investigating murders by the British state and...
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Confronting Northern Ireland's toxic legacy
A grim legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles is some 3200 unsolved murders. Understandably relatives and others desire certainty and closure regarding these deaths. But there is a quagmire of...
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Reaction to MPs' report on crime reduction policies
A new report out today from the House of Commons Justice Committee has called on the government to 'question whether taxpayers’ money is used in ways most likely to reduce future crime and victimisation, including evaluating that spent on custodial sentencing, and develop a longer-term strategy...
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Catching more crooks than it employs
Today's announcement by the Home Secretary Theresa May that the Police Federation will no longer receive public funds has attracted much attention.
In her speech to the...