Publications


RCP - The Manifesto (PDF - 976k).

A report of the first 18 months of the programme (PDF - 312k).

RCP2 report on a programme of work with Crown Court Judges (PDF - 144k)

RCP2 report on a programme of work with Magistrates (PDF - 204k).

RCP - The Report (PDF - 1.86MB)

RCP - Executive Summary (PDF - 70K)

I Would Rethink Crime & Punishment by...
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What can I do?
How you can get involved in the criminal justice system.
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What you really need to know about criminal justice
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Rethink Briefings

Victims' and defendants' rights: can they be reconciled?
(April 2005)
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Sentencing and the prison population
(February 2005)
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Unlocking learning: Examining public and professional attitudes towards the role of education in relation to crime and punisment of young offenders (February 2005)
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Searching for a fix - Drug misuse, crime and the criminal justice system
(June 2004)
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The reputation of alternatives to prison: Building community and magistrate support
(May 2004)
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The Art of Rehabilitation -
Attitudes to offenders' involvement in the arts
(March 2004)
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Restorative Justice
An idea whose time has come?
(March 2004)
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A bitter pill to swallow - The sentencing of foreign national drug couriers
(November 2003)
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Media and the shaping of public knowledge and attitudes towards crime & punishment
(June 2003)
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What do the public really feel about non-custodial penalties?
(November 2002)
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Attitudes to Crime & Punishment: the Results of a Deliberative Poll of Public Opinion
(September 2002)
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What does the public think about prison?
(June 2002)
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Other RCP publications

Rethinking Crime & Punishment - 5 Ideas
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Tackling Crime in the Community - Proposals for Action
Over the past three years RCP has funded work that has identified betterways to tackle crime. The following ten-point plan draws on preliminary findings from the work.
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Exploring Alternatives to Prison
Summary of RCP funded projects
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Right From the Start – An Evaluation Toolkit for Funded Projects
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Alternatives to Prison - RCP Briefing paper
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