Penal policymaking: a collaborative symposium. Summary report

Abstract

The event ‘Penal Policymaking: A collaborative symposium’ was held on 14 April 2016, at the Institute for Government. It was attended by a range of policy participants and academics. It was held under the Chatham House rule. This report provides summaries of the discussion in each session, along with the briefing papers distributed in advance. The sessions were as follows:1. Developing Sentencing and Penal Policymaking2. Practitioners, Policymakers and Penal Policy3. Localism, Markets and Criminal Justice Policy<br/