Criminal Justice Policy Review: 'the Coalition Years' and the Scottish dimension?

Dates

Dates

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 17:30 to 20:30

Location

The Open University Scotland, Edinburgh

The approach to a General Election is an appropriate point at which to look back at criminal justice policy during the period of the Westminster Coalition and how this has, or has not, impacted on Scotland. This seminar – organised by the International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR) and OU Scotland – seeks to do just that. Its starting point will be with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS)’s Criminal Justice Policy Review: the Coalition Years, to be published late March 2015, examining recent trends in criminal justice policy at the level of the UK and across the four nations. Richard Garside, Director of the CCJS, will open the seminar by speaking to the document, and in particular its Scottish dimensions. Four contributions on various aspects relevant to ‘criminal justice policy’, broadly defined, will then follow, with insights from academic, Scottish politics and Scottish campaigning. The second hour of the two hour event will consist of a Q&A and an open discussion.

Speakers:

Richard Garside, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
Gerry Mooney, ICCCR
Mary Munro, Strathclyde University
Lisa Whittaker and Fiona McHardy, Poverty Alliance (Glasgow)

The event is free but spaces are limited, so please register here