School teacher in response to a violent currently widespread belief in a sharp “short, incident at a basketball game. The teacher shock” approach is unhelpful – “understand asked students not only to explain why there is a reason for the crime, and let’s violence had become an increasing problem work on that.” at the school, but also to suggest ways to address this problem. it was rule making Only brief summaries of the views of those “So not from the top down, but from the who have been interviewed so far are students. It was spreading responsibility.” presented here, so it is well worth listening He argues that democratic participation in to the interviews yourself, which you can do criminal justice is not a bonus” to at . “moral existing systems, but crucial. Dr Annison is Lecturer in Criminal Margaret and Barry Mizen Law and Criminology at the Law School, In a deeply affecting interview, reflect on University of Southampton. He holds a DPhil their response to the murder of their young Criminology from the University of Oxford son, Jimmy. Instead of seeking revenge, and was a founder member of both the Jimmy’s parents have campaigned for a Howard League Oxford Society and the message of forgiveness and hope. They Howard League’s National Student speak about their visits to prisons where Executive Committee. His research interests they talk to prisoners about their own centre on penal politics, risk, dangerousness experience, and the affect that this can have and sentencing. on these prisoners. In their view, the Upcoming events Community Sentences Cut Conference Tuesday 15 July 2014 The King's Fund, Cavendish Square, London W1 The government’s Transforming Rehabilitation agenda is bringing reform to how people who offend are managed and rehabilitated. This conference will discuss government proposals for a new National Probation Service and a revised system of rehabilitation. What impact will these proposals have on the future of rehabilitation interventions? Speakers and contributors The Rt Hon Baroness Corston Frances OBE, Chief Executive, the Howard League for Penal Reform Sally Lewis, Chief Executive, Avon and Somerset Probation Trust Richard Monkhouse JP, Chairman, Magistrates' Association Professor Wilson, Birmingham City University and Vice-chair, the Howard League for Penal Reform from the Howard League for Penal Reform U R Boss Project
School teacher in response to a violent incident at a basketball game. The teacher asked students not only to explain why violence had become an increasing problem at the school, but also to suggest ways to address this problem. “So it was rule making not from the top down, but from the students. It was spreading responsibility.” He argues that democratic participation in criminal justice is not a “moral bonus” to existing systems, but crucial. Margaret and Barry Mizen In a deeply affecting interview, reflect on their response to the murder of their young son, Jimmy. Instead of seeking revenge, Jimmy’s parents have campaigned for a message of forgiveness and hope. They speak about their visits to prisons where they talk to prisoners about their own experience, and the affect that this can have on these prisoners. In their view, the currently widespread belief in a “short, sharp shock” approach is unhelpful – “understand there is a reason for the crime, and let’s work on that.” Only brief summaries of the views of those who have been interviewed so far are presented here, so it is well worth listening to the interviews yourself, which you can do at . Dr Annison is Lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminology at the Law School, University of Southampton. He holds a DPhil Criminology from the University of Oxford and was a founder member of both the Howard League Oxford Society and the Howard League’s National Student Executive Committee. His research interests centre on penal politics, risk, dangerousness and sentencing. Upcoming events Community Sentences Cut Conference Tuesday 15 July 2014 The King's Fund, Cavendish Square, London W1 The government’s Transforming Rehabilitation agenda is bringing reform to how people who offend are managed and rehabilitated. This conference will discuss government proposals for a new National Probation Service and a revised system of rehabilitation. What impact will these proposals have on the future of rehabilitation interventions? Speakers and contributors The Rt Hon Baroness Corston Frances OBE, Chief Executive, the Howard League for Penal Reform Sally Lewis, Chief Executive, Avon and Somerset Probation Trust Richard Monkhouse JP, Chairman, Magistrates' Association Professor Wilson, Birmingham City University and Vice-chair, the Howard League for Penal Reform from the Howard League for Penal Reform U R Boss Project
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