Justice After Grenfell? Crime, Harm and Structural Inequality

Abstract What does justice look like for the people affected by Grenfell? This study addresses that question variously. First, via the lens of social harm, highlighting searing and ongoing effects of the fire. Then, I explore Grenfell as a site of injustice, through law and within contexts of structural inequalities, not least at the intersections of ‘race’ and class. This leads to a series of observations on the role and outcomes of the public inquiry, before I examine Grenfell as a site of crime and criminal justice. I argue that any adequate legacy of the fire, its contexts and consequences, requires a radical reimagination of constitutes ‘justice’.