Criminal Justice
Beyond secure schools
Tom Gash argues that the current secure school approach is not sufficiently radical to make the difference it seeks.
12th September 2018
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Tom Gash argues that the current secure school approach is not sufficiently radical to make the difference it seeks.
Tom Gash says that manipulating the moments that turn us into criminals is the secret to crime prevention in this entertaining & intriguing TED talk.
Last in a 3-part series from crime expert Tom Gash sets out 5 challenges for governments on crime including: how much punishment can society afford?
Second in a 3-part series from crime expert Tom Gash looks at the policy & finance context to criminal justice systems all over the developed world in 2017.
First in a 3-part series from crime expert Tom Gash looks at the main developments and challenges in crime all over the developed world in 2017.
In the second of our “reframing justice” series, author and thinker Tom Gash explores our flawed thinking about crime and the rational actor.
Gash’s overall conclusion is that crime is a slippery subject and not susceptible to simple explanations in terms of either its causes nor in the most effective responses.
But the interesting part of the story is that even after crime had been falling steadily for over 15 – 20 years, just 1 in 5 American or English people thought this was the case with only 4% Japanese believing that public safety had improved.
There are two contradictory narratives about crime. In one, the criminal act is a selfish choice, and tough punishment the only solution. In the other, the system is at fault, and perpetrators will change only when society reforms. Both are wrong.
