Smoke without fire…
The coalition government has published plans to extend anonymity in rape cases to defendants. This has caused a flurry of criticism and some of it for good reason. My concern about publicising the identities of defendants is that it might make the victim more easily identifiable and jeopardise the likelihood of her coming [...]
May 21, 2010
Tags: tabloids, Today Programme Posted in: Government policy, Uncategorized, Victims 
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Families with problems, not problem families
I am so impressed by the Action for Children campaign. The package on the Today programme this morning illustrated clearly that families have problems and there are ways that statutory services and voluntary organisations can work with families, not against them, to help. Practical support works. Help with cleaning, cooking and getting the kids to [...]
October 13, 2009
Tags: Today Programme Posted in: Government policy, Sentencing One Comment
Popular attitudes to crime
This is the first post of my shiny new blog, re-designed so that it links with other news outlets and people can post their own responses to encourage debate.
What struck me today is the discussion on the Today Programme about what we think of bank robbers.В My daughter went to see Public Enemies last night [...]
July 9, 2009
Tags: Crown Courts, Johnny Depp, Public Enemies, Today Programme Posted in: Overcrowding, Sentencing 2 Comments
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