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Category Archives: Rob Allen
Feb 11 2013
We can learn lessons about the dangers of precipitate policy-making from political reaction to the murder of toddler James Bulger
Leave a commentTweet Tomorrow it will have been 20 years since the murder of toddler James Bulger. Rob Allen reflects on the tragic case and its implications for criminal justice in the UK. He argues that the rapidity with which policy was made in the face … Continue reading
Posted by: February 11, 2013
Tagged with: criminal justice, james bulger, Ken Clarke, probation, Tony Blair
Jan 15 2013
If Titan Prisons are back on the agenda, we must know more about the one we already have
1 CommentTweet Last week the government announced plans to conduct feasibility work on what would be Britain’s largest prison, citing a need for new capacity and a concern to close older and more expensive facilities. The government is pointing to HMP Oakwood, the 1600 … Continue reading
Posted by: January 15, 2013
Tagged with: justice system, prisons, punishment
Nov 22 2012
A commitment to remove under 18’s from prison and a plan to develop more appropriate community based arrangements would be a truly radical step for criminal justice in the UK
1 CommentTweet Rob Allen argues that Chris Grayling has an important opportunity to radically reform how juvenile offenders are treated. Efforts to educate young people and influence them to stay out of trouble in the future are likely to be ineffective in … Continue reading
Posted by: November 22, 2012
Tagged with: Chris Grayling, criminal justice, prisons, Young Offender Institutions
