Analysis: ‘Tough on crime’ politics has not made us safer – we need a rethink
- Posted on May 22, 2025
- By The Independent
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Analysis: ‘Tough on crime’ politics has not made us safer – we need a rethink
As justice secretary Shabana Mahmood agrees to the biggest overhaul to sentencing in a generation, Amy-Clare Martin considers whether the new approach – to refocus the system on rehabilitation and reducing reoffending – will be effective
