Thinking differently about crime and government
Catch22, the charity and social business, has asked me to help them with a project aimed at improving outcomes for young people in custody. Catch22, like me, would much prefer a world where children were not detained and much of its work focuses on diverting young people away from the criminal … Read More»
Some thoughts on the latest crime statistics from me on 5 Live yesterday below. More extended piece in i newspaper tomorrow. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08mtjxg#play … Read More»
I've written a few things on current policing challenges recently, partly with a view to supporting and influencing the Home Affairs Select Committee's current enquiry into policing: A plea for HMIC and others to clarify which types of 'rationing' in policing are acceptable and which are … Read More»
Yesterday's report and the data behind the headlines The more time passes, the more intrigued I am about why Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) decided to go so hard on their message about police performance when they published their annual report yesterday. The top line data in their … Read More»
Five priorities for the world's justice systems In part one and two of this series, I examined the array of pressures that developed country justice systems are likely to face in the coming year – and argued that most countries find themselves overwhelmed, despite falling crime rates. In 2017, … Read More»
In a recent piece for WIRED Magazine, I explore the role of technology in crime reduction to date and take a look at future dangers and opportunities. The work for this piece left me thinking about the critical question of the ensuring businesses, government (and its various agencies) and citizens … Read More»
Pleased to have been mentioned as one of the top books of 2016 in the "thought" category by the Sunday Times' James McConnachie. The winner was Shrinking Violets, in which "Joe Moran tells intimate stories of lives shaped by shyness: Dirk Bogarde's intense stage fright; Alan Turing's crippling … Read More»
Spock vs Homer “May I say that I have not thoroughly enjoyed serving with humans? I find their illogic and foolish emotions a constant irritant” – Dr. Spock, Star Trek, season 3, episode 7 (“Day of the Dove,” 1968) Crime and the rational actor In my book, CRIMINAL: The Truth About Why People Do … Read More»
Well not so much crime in Australia as Criminal in Australia. I managed to get a few radio interviews in during my visit earlier this month. UK readers might not know that there is intense focus on crime in Australian political debate- akin to the UK climate in the mid-2000s. Prison populations are … Read More»
Today is World Mental Health Day, a chance to celebrate the fact that large parts of society now recognise the that mental health problems are prevalent and as 'normal' as physical health problems - and to encourage the demise of the sometimes fatal taboos around talking about mental health … Read More»