After 50 years of costly failure it’s clear that punishment is no deterrent, yet Boris Johnson is not to be dissuaded, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Britain is currently addicted to media-driven retribution, nearing mob rule in certain high-profile cases. The clang of prison gates is seen in Victorian terms as the answer to every social evil. This makes it difficult for those supposedly enforcing the 1971 act at the frontline to seek new remedies and reforms.
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