News and experiences from UK justice, including courts, YOTs, Probation offices, practitioner recruitment and training.
Category: Crime And Politics
Will Anyone Notice if the Conservatives Win? : Poverty, inclusion and social order over the next decade
26 Jan 2010, 9:49 am | Written by Nick
Nick Gaisford, Recruitment Consultant I attended an interesting debate last week at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at Kings College London on the Conservatives’ new manifesto for reducing crime: “Mending our Broken Society“. The debate was hosted by … Continue reading
Chris Grayling delivers speech on Conservatives’ priorities for Law & Order
23 Nov 2009, 4:42 pm | Written by Nick
By Nick Gaisford, Recruitment Consultant I went and heard Chris Grayling, Shadow Home Secretary for the Conservatives, deliver a speech on Law and Order last Tuesday, during which he delivered some of the core principles of what the Conservatives are … Continue reading
Young offenders have it easy with ten minutes’ community service a week
18 Oct 2009, 11:14 am | Written by Backstop
Teenage offenders who commit crimes such as burglary and assault could do as little as ten minutes’ community service, under instruction from the Government. The fact that these crimes that are not serious enough to justify detention, means that young … Continue reading
The new kid on the block
7 May 2009, 10:45 am | Written by Backstop
After Ray Lewis’ shameful departure from the youth cabinet last year, Boris Johnson picked James Cleverly as the new ambassador for young people in January of this year. So, let’s find out more about the Tory Assembly member and major … Continue reading
New Online Crime Maps
5 May 2009, 10:44 am | Written by Backstop
The new online crime maps have gone live this year and now, by typing in their postcode, users can access data down to ward level on crimes such as anti-social behavior, burglary, robbery and vehicle crime. All of the 43 … Continue reading
Managerialism in youth justice
1 May 2009, 3:28 pm | Written by Andrew
I am currently reading about this dull but interesting topic as I think that it will form part of my doctoral dissertation. At first I dismissed it as too boring – however as I have started thinking a little more deeply … Continue reading
Sticking a knife in knife crime – criminal justice news update
27 Apr 2009, 12:56 pm | Written by sarah
According to the latest Ministry of Justice sentencing figures, courts are handing out more prison sentences and fewer cautions for illegally carrying a knife. Adding to the evidence that the so-called knife crime “epidemic” may have peaked, new NHS data … Continue reading
IT’S ALL IN THE MIND! – Dispelling the myths on youth crime
20 Feb 2009, 2:46 pm | Written by Effia
Many members of Backstop’s Recruitment Team have experience of working in Youth Justice/Probation. However we also have some new team members with experience in other areas, and for those of us who fall into that category a workshop on Youth … Continue reading
Has Labour criminalised a generation of our children?
8 Oct 2009, 9:12 am | Written by Backstop
A controversial report released this month by the Justice System has announced that over one million children have been convicted of a criminal offence since Labour’s inception in 1997. The report has caused many groups, including the Liberal Democrats, to … Continue reading →