Ten years of criminal justice under Labour: how should the government’s record on law and order reform be judged?
That is the title of a panel discussion in London on June 7. It’s to be chaired by Robin Lustig, presenter of the BBC Radio 4 World Tonight programme.
Also there: Ken Jones, President of the Association of Chief Police Officers; John Denham MP, former Home Office minister now chair of the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee; Prof Betsy Stanko, Royal Holloway University and senior advisor to the Metropolitan Police; Simon Jenkins, writer and broadcaster; and Richard Garside, Director, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.
The event runs from 6pm to 7.30pm, followed by drinks reception at South Range Lecture Theatre, Kings College, The Strand, London.
Organisers at KCL report that Labour entered government in 1997 with the intention to be ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’. Since then, spending on the criminal justice system has reached record levels, and a reform programme has been pursued, affecting criminal justice agencies. But has it worked?
This event will discuss the findings of a report published by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies in January, Ten years of criminal justice under Labour: An independent audit (available at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/rel/ccjs/ten-years-of-labour-2007.pdf ) which made an assessment of the government’s progress. Success, the report argued, has been far more elusive than Labour and its supporters often claim. It will also consider the challenges ahead for a new Labour Prime Minister in tackling crime and promoting public safety. To confirm your attendance email [email protected]
