Demos

Theme : crime

If it's not broken, what fixed it? If you take a look at Daniel Finkelstein's latest post on his excellent blog today, you'll see that he's claiming that falling crime rates are due to the 'get tough' approach of Michael Howard, influenced by the zero -tolerance approach of NY Police Commissioner William Bratton and 'broken windows' theory. But I think Daniel's assertion is wrong. from : faizalfarook 23rd July 2008
Mirror.co.uk - News - Top Stories - NIGHTMARE OF GANG WARFARE A carefully written piece about gang membership in London. Sadly this is no doubt the background the lives of many of the young people we will be working with in Lewisham. from : tomrichardson 20th March 2007
Jailing children a 'national scandal' | Society | SocietyGuardian.co.uk Locking up teenage offenders is largely a waste of money with only a small proportion of the 3,350 currently held needing to be imprisoned to protect the public, according to a leading figure on the government's own Youth Justice Board. from : tomrichardson 14th February 2007
Youth Justice - Wider Picture A wider picture of Youth Justice from : tomrichardson 9th February 2007
A question of law and orders on our streets from : alistairdavidson 8th June 2006