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Human rights and justice
The Principles and Limits of the Penal System: Initiating a Conversation.
This collection of papers of the Howard League Commission on English Prisons Today sets out a basic framework and starting point for generating discussion by introducing four key themes: principles, limits, alternatives and emotions. (2007)
23pp, £10, ISBN 978-1-905994-03-8 Order hard copies here
Human rights and penal issues. The passing of the Human Rights Act 1999 was a recognition that rights-based law could offer better protection to minorities including those caught up in the criminal justice system. This paper looks at the application of human rights to penal policy and practice. It includes contributions from key experts and academics. (2001)
36pp, £5.00, ISBN 090368356-3 Click here to order
Citizenship and crime. Key experts, managers and academics contribute ideas of how community penalties should be delivered. Discussions include how to implement restorative justice, the role of the voluntary sector, probation and social exclusion. (2001)
£5.00, ISBN 0 90368348-2 Click here to order
The case against capital punishment contains sections on the nature of murder, miscarriages of justice, the effects on families and the moral argument against the death penalty. Revised edition. (1991)
20pp, £5.00 Click here to order
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