Directory of Crime and Justice Resources

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Subcategories

• Civil Contingencies Bill
• Crime Prevention Schemes
• Questioned or Overturned Verdicts

Resources in This Category

• CCF - The Cognitive Centre Foundation

  http://www.cognitivecentre.com/
  Independent organisation working with the Criminal Justice System to promote the effective practice of working with criminal offenders

• Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

  http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/projects
  A social policy and criminal justice think tank. Includes news archive and project details.

• Drink Driving.org

  http://www.drinkdriving.org/
  Aims to raise public awareness about the dangers and possible consequences of drinking and driving. Provides a list of UK approved offender courses, BAC calculator, court guide, legal advice and sentencing guidelines.

• Guardian Special Reports: Crime

  http://www.theguardian.com/uk/ukcrime
  News, comment and backgrounders on issues and specific crimes plus video clips and web resources.

• Guardian Special Reports: Prisons

  http://www.theguardian.com/society/prisons-and-probation
  Ongoing coverage includes news, comment, analysis and backgrounders plus the prison diaries of Erwin James.

• Hillsborough Football Disaster

  http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/history/history-html.htm
  Provides a detailed account of the events of April the 15th, 1989. Includes a 20 minute video.

• Hillsborough Justice Campaign

  http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/
  Supporting the fight for justice for the 96 victims of the disaster. Provides a history of the disaster, details of the campaign and information on Liverpool Football Club.

• Inside Time

  http://www.insidetime.org/
  A national newspaper for prisoners. Includes news, articles and letters.

• Miscarriages of Justice UK

  http://www.mojuk.org.uk/
  Organisation dedicated to exposing chronic failures within the legal system which has resulted in innocent people being convicted. Provides links to a number of campaigns demanding justice.

• NACRO

  http://www.nacro.org.uk/
  The National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders. Works with ex-offenders, disadvantaged people and deprived communities. Includes campaign news and events diary.

• PoliceUK.com

  http://www.policeuk.com/
  Online resource for police recruitment and general policing information in the UK. Includes police news, history and background information on police ranks and pay scales.

• Prisons Org UK Ltd

  http://prisons.org.uk/
  Publishes The Prisons Handbook and maintains the Institute of Prison Law.

• Reprieve

  http://www.reprieve.org.uk/
  Anti death penalty organisation. Information on Britons on death row worldwide, on the death penalty in the Caribbean and in the USA. Links to like-minded institutions.

• Stephen Lawrence Inquiry

  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-stephen-lawrence-inquiry
  Online version of Final Report and Action Plan progress associated with Sir William Macpherson's Inquiry into the death of Stephen Lawrence on 22 April 1993 to identify the lessons to be learned for the investigation and prosecution of racially motivated crimes. Final report February 1999, action plans ongoing.

• Telford Training Consultants

  http://www.ttc-uk.com/
  Offering approved offender courses for those convicted of drink-driving. Details of courses, on-line application and contact details.

• The Corner House

  http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk/
  Supports democratic and community movements for environmental and social justice.

• The Howard League for Penal Reform

  http://www.howardleague.org/
  Independent charity, working for humane and effective reform of the penal system in England and Wales: consultative status with UN, NGO working with the UK Government.

• The Official Shrewsbury 24 Campaign

  http://www.shrewsbury24campaign.org.uk/
  The official campaign to get justice for the Shrewsbury pickets which is backed by the pickets themselves including Ricky Tomlinson and Des Warren's son.

• The Prison Reform Trust

  http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/
  Aims to create a just, humane, and effective penal system. Research, publications, current projects, and event information.

• UNLOCK - National Association of Ex-Offenders

  http://unlock.org.uk/
  Campaigns for better facilities for serving prisoners, and to support ex-offenders in rebuilding their lives. Includes campaign news.

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