Malcolm Stevens is an independent consultant (criminal justice, social care and children’s services). He is the former UK Commissioner at the International Juvenile Justice Observatory in Brussels and a former Director of Secure Training Centres. As the British Government’s professional advisor for children who committed serious crimes at the time of the Bulger case, he had contact with both Robert Thompson and Jon Venables and oversaw their programme of detention and rehabilitation.
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Published in: Shine A LightWhen children kill a child: the Bulger case and an Oscar-nominated filmRage, grief, disgust followed news of Detainment’s Oscar nomination. UK government adviser Malcolm Stevens knew the...
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Published in: Shine A LightChildren in trouble: punishment or welfare?BBC Panorama exposed abuse at Medway Secure Training Centre — and a government policy that has gone off the rails.
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Published in: Shine A LightRotherham’s sex abuse scandal reveals failure at the heart of governmentA report by Prof Alexis Jay has exposed shocking abuse and exploitation of 1,400 children as young as 11, over 16...
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Published in: Shine A LightThe Bulger case legacy: Institutional vengeance against children who kill?A former British Government senior adviser reflects on the treatment meted out to the boys who killed James Bulger.
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Published in: Shine A LightCriminalised, vulnerable, and likely to re-offend: Will this government help young offenders in England and Wales?
Will this government help young people stay out of trouble and out of prison?: A response to the Committee of Public...