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Tag Archives: Criminal Justice
Alternatives to Imprisonment at the Council of Europe
On the 20th March 2013, The Legal Affairs and Human Rights (LAHR) Committee of the Council of Europe adopted a draft resolution on alternatives to imprisonment in Council of Europe Member States. Non-custodial sentences recommended in the draft resolution include … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Human Rights
Tagged Age of criminal responsability, Alternatives to Detention, Circles of Support and Accountability, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Criminal Justice, criminal justice legislation, Electronic Monitoring, Legal Affairs and Human rights Committee of the Council of Europe, Mike Nellis, quakers in criminal justice, Restorative Justice, Russian Federation, Serbian Democratic Party, The Council of Europe, The Prison Reform Trust
Restoring Faith in Criminal Justice
Celebrating Success in the Criminal Justice System: Quakers in Criminal Justice Conference 2013 Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) is an informal network of Quakers with an active interest in criminal justice. I recently joined them in Swanwick, Derbyshire, England, at … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Criminal Justice
Tagged Prison, Criminal Justice, Restorative Justice, Council of Europe, Conflict, Justice, northern ireland, belfast, Quakers, quakers in criminal justice, prison reform, quaker service, justice and home affairs, children's hearing systems, Meeting for Worship, legal system
Children in Military Custody in Israel – our responsibility?
Defence for Children International – Palestine Section has long been monitoring the situation of Palestinian Children detained by the Israeli Authorities. Their statistics make grim reading but are also a source of reliable information about what is going on. There … Continue reading
Reform or inertia: does the EU support the right to a fair trial?
This post is part of a series examining the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs policy. The first in the series highlighted concerns about the European Arrest Warrant, in particular its inadequate protection of the fundamental rights of suspects. In this … Continue reading
New report published: The Social Reintegration of Ex-Prisoners
QCEA has just published its latest piece of criminal justice research, a report on prisoner resettlement policy in different Member States of the Council of Europe. For more information, and to download the report, click here.
Posted in Criminal Justice, Human Rights
Tagged Criminal Justice, Prison, Prisoner reintegration
An interview with Leo Tigges of CEP
Controversies over the EU’s precise role in criminal justice have meant that much of its most meaningful work has been in funding cooperation and knowledge-sharing between different national institutions that work in the field. Leo Tigges is the Secretary General … Continue reading
Liberty, security, and the lessons of 9/11
This will be the first in a series of blog posts examining the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs policy. This post charts the development of the policy in its historical context over the last decade or so, and examines the … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Human Rights
Tagged Anti-terrorism legislation, Council of the European Union, Criminal Justice, Cross-border crime, EU Justice & Home Affairs policy, European Arrest Warrant, European Commission, European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), European Parliament (EP), Extradition, human rights, Judicial cooperation, Mutual recognition, Sarah Ludford (MEP), Treaties on European Union, Trevi Agreement
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Swimming against the tide
Many commentators have identified political apathy as a problem affecting modern democracies, but apathy is in short supply when it comes to criminal justice. Crime, the threat of crime, the perception of crime: all are key issues in the political … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Human Rights
Tagged Britain, Criminal Justice, Glebe House, Kenneth Clarke, Marian Liebmann, Politics, Prison, Prisoner reintegration, Recidivism, Rehabilitation, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Restorative Justice, Samaritans, Sentencing, Tim Newell, United Kingdom (UK)
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