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crime and justice Articles

Effective criminal justice for all

I believe that the Labour party should promote policies in support of an effective criminal justice policy in an alternative Queen’s speech. These policies should focus on making effective criminal justice for all. The heart of this platform consists of two key ideas....

Soft on crime, tough on the police

There are two things that we can let Londoners know about Ken’s policing pledge and they are that police numbers will be restored and that Safer Neighbourhood Teams will be safe. But will these policies really make any difference to the safety of London streets? I...

Support and safety

So there’s not much money to spend and further cuts still to make if the deficit is to be dealt with. And anyway the electorate aren’t all that keen on the government spending as much as they do. You can add to that the nagging fear of many that Labour will spend too...

Privatisation will hinder reform

The police minister, Nick Herbert, had a go at John Prescott’s campaign against police outsourcing plans this week by accusing those who have concerns of being anti-reform. Come off it, Nick. These plans are about saving money. I’m (notoriously) keen on a bit of...

The prison debate

When Ken Clarke announced that the coalition government was going to look at ways of reducing the prison population,...

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