January 28, 2005:
Cannabis Arrests Drop
Arrests for cannabis possession have fallen by one third in
the first year since re-classification. The
Home Office estimate that
this has led to an estimated saving in police time of 199,000 police hours.
Figures for reductions in cannabis arrests are estimated from...
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January
26, 2005: Who Profits From Private Punishment?
A new
report from the Prison
Reform Trust entitled Private Punishment: Who Profits? calls for an open and
vigorous debate about the role of the private sector in running prisons. The UK
operates the most privatised... more
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January 25, 2005: Crime
Still Falling
New Government figures indicate that crime in England and
Wales continues to fall, with the risk of being a victim of crime, at 25 per
cent, the lowest in more than 20 years... more
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January
24, 2005: Prison Reform Trust Director Speaks
Commenting on the Home
Office publication of long term prison population projections,
Prison Reform Trust
Director Juliet Lyon called on the Government to be ‘more robust in its efforts
to drive down prison numbers... more
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January 13, 2005: Management of Offenders and Sentencing: Probation Response
Responding to the publication of the
Management of Offenders and Sentencing Bill, Harry Fletcher, Assistant
General Secretary of Napo, the Probation
Union, gave an unambiguous analysis of the Bill's potential impact...more
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January 13, 2005: Changing Correctional Services and Sentencing
The government publishes the
Management of Offenders and Sentencing Bill today. The Bill builds on
changes already underway with the establishment of the
National
Offender Management Service (NOMS) and changes to the sentencing
framework...more
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January 7, 2005: Howard League Hails Radical Rethink of Prison Work
The Howard League for Penal
Reform has welcomed the
Home Affairs
Select Committee report calling for a radical rethink of the prison regime
so that prisoners benefit from a real work experience arising from the Howard
League's...more
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January
3, 2005: UK Policing Claimed To Be
Amongst World's Worst
A study from social policy think-tank
Civitas
claims that Britain has both one of the highest crime rates in the developed
world, and one of the most ineffective police forces. The report, entitled
Cultures and Crimes: Policing in Four Nations, is authored by...
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