Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment: interview with Catherine Heard, ICPR

Catherine Heard, Director of the World Prison Research Programme at the Institute for Criminal Policy Research at Birkbeck, discusses how imprisonment is used in 10 different countries around the world, and the harms of excessive use of imprisonment. Further information: ICPR - http://bit.ly/2opUlDT Catherine Heard - http://bit.ly/2nndhUL School of Law at Birkbeck - http://bit.ly/2nEFl88 Birkbeck Voices, the podcast series from Birkbeck, University of London, brings you interviews with our academics, students, alumni and wider community. We cover the latest research and inspiring events taking place at the College and find out more about the people who make Birkbeck the place that it is. Listen to the #BirkbeckVoices SoundCloud playlist - https://soundcloud.com/birkbeck-podcasts/sets/birkbeck-voices