Our Nation's Future
A series of lectures from the PM on vital issues
"Time for proper debate on law and order"- PM
We need to look beyond the headlines to build a consensus on how to deal with problems of crime, Tony Blair has said.
In a wide-ranging lecture, the first in a series under the banner of Our Nation's Future, the PM said the system needed "rebalancing" in favour of the law-abiding. Watch the speech again on our website.
Follow the links on the right to read background papers to the lecture
Also on this page...case studies of innovative schemes which are helping to shape the 21st century Criminal Justice System.
Expert papers to the PM on criminal justice
- Ian Loader: Rebalancing the Criminal Justice System?
- Professor Anthony Bottoms: Crime and Disorder Policy
- Peter Neyroud: 21st Century justice?
- John Denham: Balancing the Criminal Justice System
- Julian Roberts: Crime and Justice in Britain
- Greg Wilkinson: Ideas for criminal justice reform
How one community cleared up their neighbourhoodListening and helping
The first centre in the UK to offer specialist help for sex attack victims
Piloting the advocates
The relatives of victims get to have their say in court
More CJS case studies
- North Yorkshire witness partnership
- Sussex and Northants police
- Northumbria sexual referral
- Victims code of practice
- National Victim support
- Derbyshire sexual referral
Key external links
- Criminal Justice System
- Home Office
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Crime Reduction
- Association of Chief Police Officers
- Crimestoppers