MJW’s letter published in the Times
Tough and intensive community sentences punish offenders but also force them to address their behaviour
Tough and intensive community sentences punish offenders but also force them to address their behaviour
In response to your article “Victims’ Tsar brands Tory-led coalition soft on crime”, it’s not true that victims want harsher punishment – they want punishments that work. Some community sentences [...]
Last Tuesday we took our ‘Community or Custody’ panel of experts to visit the Leicester Drugs and Alcohol community sentence which is run by the Criminal Justice Drugs Team. It is an excellent [...]
The Telegraph reports on a ‘major survey’ which reveals that the majority of people believe that prison isn’t working (Report, 3 April). They are right. Too often our prisons take [...]
Make Justice Work was established in 2009 as a campaign to boost public support for a change in how Britain deals with lower-level offenders – a switch from expensive and futile short prison terms to intensive and effective sanctions.