Signs of the Times presents the last in its series of seminars on crime and punishment and the politics of policing in the 21st century entitled 'The Future of Policing: Privatisation and Private Security.' Les Johnston, author of Governing Security: Explorations in Policing and Justice and Gloria Laycock, Director of the Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science question the impact of privatisation on policing, surveillance and the criminal justice system. Venue: Union Tavern, Lloyd Baker Street, London WC1; Date: Monday 31st March at 7.30pm, free admission, no advance registration. www.signsofthetimes.org.uk