 If you want to know about crime, what causes it and how it is dealt with then this is where you can find out. First, check out the Crime & Justice page. This will give you the basics on crime and how it fits in with the media, politicians, and business. Take a look at the Topic of the Month. This month we take a look at Crime, Drugs and Alcohol. Find out about the statistics and issues surrounding this topic and then take our Quiz. Get The Facts will give you the information and the Photo-Gallery will give you the pictures to go with it. If you need help with the jargon then the Dictionary is the place to look. Judge For Yourself puts you in the position of a judge deciding on the right sentence for an offender - so if you think they always get it wrong this is the place to have a go yourself. The Quiz section gives you the chance to test your knowledge. This Month’s Cheers and JeersThis month’s cheers go to Lord Justice Leveson, the senior presiding judge in England and Wales, for pointing out that ‘spot fines and cautions make criminal law a farce’. At a lecture for the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Lord Leveson claimed that the ‘huge growth in on-the-spot fines to keep offenders out of the courts is in danger of bringing the law into disrepute’. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3090380.ece The jeers this month go to the Government’s plans for three new ‘Titan’ jails, housing up to 2,500 inmates each. The prospect of giant prisons has generated worries that they will do nothing to improve public safety or help reduce re-offending. Operating economies of scale will mean fewer staff and resources for prisoners’ welfare and rehabilitation. According to Anne Owers, Chief Inspector of Prisons, the evidence is that smaller prisons do better than larger ones. This site has been put together by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King’s College London. We hope you enjoy it and would welcome your feedback so we can continue to improve it. This site has been put together by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King’s College London. We hope you enjoy it and would welcome your feedback so we can continue to improve it.This site has been funded by:
|
POLL