Paying for Justice: Prison and Probation in an Age of Austerity
| Author | Rob Allen |
| Position | Co-Director Justice and Prisons |
| Pages | 5-18 |
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PAYING FOR JUSTICE: PRISON AND PROBATION IN AN
AGE OF AUSTERITY
Rob Allen, Co-Director Justice and Prisons
Based on the 10th Annual Community Justice Portal Lecture
delivered at Sheffield Hallam University on 23rd May 2013.
Rob Allen is an independent researcher and co-founder of Justice and Prisons
(www.justiceandprisons.org). Rob was director of the International Centre for Prison
Studies (ICPS) at King’s College London from 2005 until 2010 and was a member of the
Youth Justice Board from 1998 to 2006. He chaired CLINKS from 2005-10 and was an
adviser to the House of Commons Justice Select Committee from 2007 to 2010. He ha s
written widel y on youth and criminal justic e in the UK and abroad. Publications include:
From Punishment to Problem Solving (2006), Justice Reinvestment- A New Approach to
Crime and Justice (2007), Last Resort – Exploring the Reduction in Child Imprisonment
(2011) and Alternatives to Prison in East Africa –Trends and Cha llenges (2012). Rob has a
regular blog on UK criminal justice policy at http://reformingprisons.bl ogspot.co.uk.
British Journal of Community Justice
©2013 Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield
ISSN 1475-0279
Vol. 11(1):5-18
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