Comment
Our ambivalent relationship with the police
An article in today's Observer newspaper paints a worrying picture.
Comment
What's in it for Raab?
Is the Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, prepared to take decisive action to address the multiple injustices of the imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence?
Comment
The worst of sentencing innovations
“Let us strike out now and clear its foul stench from our justice system”
Comment
Between reformism and abolitionism
After several months of careful thinking and discussion, we have finalised a new three-year strategy.
Speech
Speech to the University of Exeter Debating Society
Richard Garside spoke alongside Carwen Jones, the former First Minister of Wales, against the motion: “This house believes the law has nothing to do with justice”
News
New partnership brings together research and policy
The University of Reading and the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies are delighted to announce a new partnership, connecting researchers and students with criminal justice practitioners and policy makers.
Comment
Understanding the UK justice systems
Over the past few months, the Centre's trustees and staff have been working on a new strategy, to guide our work towards our 100th anniversary as an organisation in 2031.
Publication
Criminal justice systems in the UK
A unique overview of the main criminal justice institutions across the three UK jurisdictions of Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the combined jurisdiction of England and Wales.
News
New report on the UK criminal justice systems
The latest report from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is the essential guide to the main criminal justice agencies across the UK.
News
Our director quoted in Private Eye
Our director, Richard Garside, is quoted in the latest edition of Private Eye magazine, on a story about a charity being run from within on of the country's highest-profile prisons.
News
Lunch with...Khatuna Tsintsadze
Watch the last episode of 'Lunch with..' in our first series, with Khatuna Tsintsadze.
Comment
Should we support the right to escape from prison?
Should those who work in, with and around prisons, or who campaign for prison reform, support the right of prisoners to escape?