Tuesday Talk: What’s gone wrong with criminal justice in the UK? Emeritus Professor Nicky Padfield

The crises, from court backlogs to overcrowded prisons to losing prisoners.

For a system to work well, all the parts have to work effectively.  This talk will touch on ethical policing, the discretion to prosecute, court backlogs, and trial by jury before exploring how sentencing works in practice.  This background helps explain the current prison crisis and offer pointers to how it might be resolved