by John Hosking CBE
The lay magistracy is one of our greatest national institutions, a key constituent of British democracy. Together with a strong tradition of voluntary public service, it has evolved over hundreds of years to become one of the world’s most admired forms of public participation in the administration of justice.… Read more “Why we should champion our JPs”
Michael Crowley visited Australia to launch his new title The Stony Ground: The Remembered Life of Convict James Ruse. The photographs are with kind permission of Margaret McLennan (bar the last one).
Michael Crowley talks about the transported convict James Ruse and reads from his book The Stony Ground – watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pynSDrFGUA&t=1855s… Read more “Gallery: Stony Ground Launches”
Gladys Ambort, Criminal Classes, Joanna Kozubska, Danger Development and Adaptation, and Judith Bourne.
Seen & Heard is the latest in a line of Waterside Press publications around women, children and justice which began 25 years ago with Angela Devlin’s acclaimed Criminal Classes: Offenders at School.… Read more “Women, children and justice”
Your Honour Can I Tell You My Story has been chosen for the Probation Insights Week 2019 Big Read.
“Wow!! I didn’t put it down once I started reading!”
“This is a redemption story. It is a brilliant testament to the fact that labels like ‘criminal’, ‘care-leaver’, ‘drug addict’, ‘offender’ and ‘prisoner’ should not prevent people from being given the opportunity to fully realise their true potential.… Read more “Your Honour chosen for the Probation Insights Week Big Read”
Over 120 people attended the launch of reformed offender turned youth worker Andi Brierley’s book. In the process, over £1,400 was raised through sales of the book for Martin House Hospice for terminally-ill children.
Andi is now helping countless others to avoid the mistakes he made.… Read more “Gallery: Your Honour Can I Tell You My Story? Launch”
