
Gavin Lockhart
Head of Crime and Justice Unit, 2006-2009
Gavin is now working as an adviser in Number 10.While at Policy Exchange, Gavin Lockhart was responsible for all crime and justice research. After graduating in 2002 with a first-class degree, Gavin worked as a management consultant before joining Policy Exchange in August 2006.

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Less Crime, Lower Costs
by Gavin Lockhart | May 11, 2009
Read Publication By Max Chambers, Ben Ullmann, Irvin Waller; Edited by Gavin Lockhart The estimated cost of crime to the UK is around £78 billion a year. This equates to £3,000 per household every year – an extra 20p on the basic rate of income tax. There is also...
Inside Out: the case for improving mental health care across the criminal justice system
by Gavin Lockhart | Feb 10, 2009
Read Publication By Ben Ullmann, Charlie Brooker; Edited by Gavin Lockhart The story of offenders with mental illness is not confined to prisons. There are a number of other places where offenders with mental illnesses come into contact with the criminal justice...
Getting to the point: Reducing gun and knife crime in Britain: lessons from abroad
by Gavin Lockhart | Jan 13, 2009
Read Publication By Jonathan McClory, Dr Bob Golding Edited by Gavin Lockhart Since the first report in this series was published in July 2008, gun and knife crime has stubbornly remained in the headlines – and on the political agenda. Murder is always shocking; never...
You’re Hired! Encouraging the employment of ex-offenders
by Gavin Lockhart | Sep 4, 2008
Read Publication Each year, in England and Wales, approximately 66,000 offenders will return to society from prison. The estimated total cost of re-offending to society is £13 billion per year. You’re Hired!investigates ways of encouraging the employment of...Support Us
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