'Invaluable background reading for students from first degree to doctorate... addresses the big questions of the last fifty years, as much about relationships of power as about criminal justice. It will be read and enjoyed by those interested in political ideology as much as by criminologists': British Journal of Community Justice; 'We should rejoice in David Faulkner's achievement in writing such an intriguing assessment of the ebbs and flows of a turbulent period of criminal justice': Andrew Ashworth, University of Oxford; 'Raises crucial questions about ... the proper roles of civil servants and politicians': Professor Rob Canton; 'Enriches our understanding': Professor David Downes; 'Anyone interested in the state and its relationship to citizens should read [this book]': Professor Graham Towl; 'A uniquely rewarding book': John Chilcot; 'A delight to the Whitehall watchers... thoughtful and enlightening': Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers.