Crime and Justice (Subscribe)
Links
Action for Justice and the Campaign for A Fair Hearing
http://www.action4justice-fairhearing.org.uk/
Examines examples of injustice in the UK criminal justice system and calls for ministerial accountability and constitutional reform. Offers links to a wide variety of campaign sites and political resources.
CCF - The Cognitive Centre Foundation
http://www.cognitivecentre.com/
Independent organisation working with the Criminal Justice System to promote the effective practice of working with criminal offenders
CjScotland
Daily news service and information exchange about criminal justice in Scotland.
Dismissal of Myra Hindley's Appeal for Release on 30th March 2000
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld199900/ldjudgmt/jd000330/hind.htm
Full text of the findings of the Lords of Appeal for Judgment.
European Court of Human Rights, United Kingdom v Stafford
The full text of the judgement which calls into question the UK Home Secretary's rights to be involved in sentencing through the imposition of "whole-life" tariffs and which may be used by people such as Myra Hindley to secure their release.
Forum on Prisoner Education
A charity aiming to advance the quality of education and training within the criminal justice system. Includes newsletter and details of events.
Guardian Special Reports: Crime
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/0,2759,339240,00.html
News, comment and backgrounders on issues and specific crimes plus video clips and web resources.
Guardian Special Reports: Prisons
http://www.guardian.co.uk/prisons/0,7368,464445,00.html
Ongoing coverage includes news, comment, analysis and backgrounders plus the prison diaries of Erwin James.
INQUEST
http://www.gn.apc.org/inquest/
Launched in 1981 to campaign against deaths in custody and for changes in the Coroner's Court system, it is the only organization in England and Wales which is exclusively concerned with deaths in custody and inquests.
Inside Time
A national newspaper for prisoners. Includes news, articles and letters.
Legal Survival
http://www.legalsurvival.co.uk/
Site critical of the UK Social Services, NSPCC and CAFCASS, as well as the law enforcement and justice system which defends them. Details procedures which the author argues are injust or inhumane.
NACRO
The National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders. Works with ex-offenders, disadvantaged people and deprived communities. Includes campaign news and events diary.
Observer Special Reports: Crime and Justice
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/
Selected archive of news and analysis including exclusive online commentary.
PoliceUK.com
Online resource for police recruitment and general policing information in the UK. Includes police news, history and background information on police ranks and pay scales.
Prison Information UK
http://www.prisonshandbook.co.uk/
Publishes The Prisons Handbook and maintains the Institute of Prison Law.
Public Record Office on Capital Punishment
http://www.pro.gov.uk/inthenews/Capital-Pun/capi-1.htm
A perspective on, and review of, capital punishment from the Public Records Office, including details of some cases where the verdict was reversed on appeal.
Reprieve
Anti death penalty organization. Information on Britons on death row worldwide, on the death penalty in the Caribbean and in the USA. Links to like-minded institutions.
Stephen Lawrence Inquiry
http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm42/4262/4262.htm
Online version of Final Report and Action Plan progress associated with Sir William Macpherson's Inquiry into the death of Stephen Lawrence on 22 April 1993 to identify the lessons to be learned for the investigation and prosecution of racially motivated crimes. Final report February 1999, action plans ongoing.
Suffolk Police Survey 2000
http://www.sufpolfed.co.uk/survey_2000.htm
A survey of policemen's attitutes to policing, crime and punishment, including the death penalty.
Telford Training Consultants
Offering approved offender courses for those convicted of drink-driving. Details of courses, on-line application and contact details.
The Howard League for Penal Reform
Independent charity, working for humane and effective reform of the penal system in England and Wales: consultative status with UN, NGO working with the UK Government.
The Portia Campaign
Fighting against miscarriages of justice in the UK. Includes news and case histories.
The Prison Reform Trust
http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/
Aims to create a just, humane, and effective penal system. Research, publications, current projects, and event information.
UNLOCK - National Association of Ex-Offenders
http://www.unlockprison.org.uk/
Campaigns for better facilities for serving prisoners, and to support ex-offenders in rebuilding their lives. Includes campaign news.
