Publication

cjm 86: Criminal justice and the coalition

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

The coalition government's promise to 'reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties and roll back state intrusion' has remained unfulfilled, according to a wide-ranging review of its criminal justice policies in the themed section guest edited by Lee Bridges and Ed Cape.

Also in this issue of cjm are the following topical articles: Kevin Haggerty and Ariane Ellerbrok examining the cultural and historical context of serial killing; Lorraine Hope and Bridget Waller propose a simple modification to jury deliberations and Tom Considine argues that the Newlove Report could cause more problems than it solves.

In this edition

Arianna Silvestri introduces this issue of cjm

By Arianna Silvestri

Kevin Haggerty and Ariane Ellerbrok examine the cultural and historical context of serial killing

By Kevin Haggerty and Ariane Ellerbrok

Lorraine Hope and Bridget Waller propose a simple modification to jury deliberations

By Lorraine Hope and Bridget Waller

Tom Considine argues that the report could cause more problems than it solves

By Tom Considine

Rona Epstein looks at whether the courts take into account the rights of children when imprisoning mothers

By Rona Epstein

Lee Bridges and Ed Cape introduce the themed section for this issue

By Lee Bridges and Ed Cape

Nicola Padfield assesses the sentencing reforms

By Nicola Padfield

Rebekah Delsol detects worrying trends

By Rebekah Delsol

Patrick Jacobs considers the targeting of stop and search in the London borough of Brent

By Patrick Jacobs

The Coalition government, argues Ed Cape, failed its own test at the first hurdle

By Ed Cape

Sally Ireland discusses the proposed changes for dealing with anti-social behaviour

By Sally Ireland

Mandy Burton questions an apparent shift in power

By Mandy Burton

Anthony Edwards analyses cuts-led reforms and their implications

By Anthony Edwards

Lee Bridges asks where accountability over policing will really lie

By Lee Bridges

Ed Cape considers EU law and why UK governments keep it at arms’ length

By Ed Cape

Rod Morgan reflects on the potential to scale back criminal system intervention

By Rod Morgan

Naomi Phillips, Philip Whitehead, Nic Groombridge and Claire Bonham give their opinions on whether faith based interventions are appropriate

By Naomi Phillips, Philip Whitehead, Nic Groombridge and Claire Bonham

Roger Grimshaw reports on new research from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

By Roger Grimshaw