Articles

The argument is put forward that by comparing policing in the UK to policing across the Atlantic in New York, one can gain significant insight into the underlying processes which drive the managerial regimes of Best Value in the UK and Compstat in the USA.

This paper reports findings from a survey of 145 crime victims in West Yorkshire, designed to assess the physical and emotional impact of victimisation.

‘What Works’ initiatives have led to fears that the role of probation officers will be reduced to that of competent functionaries rather than skilled experts in criminal justice social work.

This article seeks to provide some background information on community justice centres in the US and the pilot North Liverpool Community Justice Centre - the results of an international roundtable, convened by the Center for Court Innovation and the Office for Public Management, that took place in London towards the end of 2004.

The What Works initiative in England and Wales has been vaunted as an example of evidence-based policy/practice.