Juries are saved but the criminal justice polycrisis continues

Yates, Shaun S. (2026) Juries are saved but the criminal justice polycrisis continues. LMU Expert Comment.

Abstract

Burnham wants us to 'hope' again but that requires Labour to offer us a vision worthy to commit our hope to. I urge Burnham and Labour not to repeat the disasterous criminal justice efficiency reforms of the 2010s. There is an alternative vision available.

"This vision imagines future Britain to have such a handle on criminality that it does not need to continuously expand its prisons, rely on unproven technologies, sell off its assets and desperately demand speed improvements at the expense of its democratic values. While this vision of success is ambitious, it is also worthy of hope".

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