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Mon 12 May 2014 5:57PM

JUSTICE & THE LAW

M Matilda Public Seen by 4

In this area we’ll be discussing what policies you believe in for justice and the law in the UK. You can propose any policy you see fit and people can discuss it here.

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Marianne Farrar-Hockley Tue 13 May 2014 5:39PM

Justice system largely predicated on restorative justice and rehabilitation. As great a reduction of prisons as possible, and certainly no privatisation of them. This should prevent them being crime universities, for a start. A greater element of mental health assessment in the sentencing and handling of persons who commit crimes. A few good well-staffed prisons to handle the really criminal, and some secure mental health facilities for violently ill people who can't be helped by the healthcare system.

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Matilda Tue 13 May 2014 5:41PM

Thanks, Marianne. I think looking at Norway's system is a good place to start. http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/feb/25/norwegian-prison-inmates-treated-like-people. Thoughts?