Labour, Law and Order

In: The political quarterly: PQ, Band 72, Heft 1, S. 76-85

Abstract

Tony Blair promised to control crime during his first term, but the results have been mixed. The New Labour government has reformed the prison system, with an emphasis on rehabilitation, & has taken steps to protect victims & vulnerable witnesses. On the other hand, it has not changed the old Tory Criminal Justice & Public Order Act, because, Blair contends, the Act has many liberal elements that should be kept. The government is not researching reasons for the rise in prison populations, nor taking steps to stop the trend. New Labour had the chance to effect radical change in regard to crime during its first term, but did not, & there is little evidence that it will in the second term. R. Larsen