Where Next for Criminal Justice?

The formation of a coalition government, at a time of economic crisis, is likely to prove a watershed for criminal justice. Following a review of the achievements and disappointments in criminal justice over the last thirty years, "Where next for criminal justice?" aims to stimulate fresh thinking in criminal justice by considering the policies which need to be adopted, how they should be formed, and the principles and values which should be adopted.

David Faulkner a senior research associate at the University of Oxford Centre for Criminology and was formerly a deputy secretary at the Home Office. Dr Ros Burnett is a Reader in Criminology at the University of Oxford's Centre for Criminology and was previously a probation officer.