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Dame Anne Elizabeth Owers, DBE (née Spark; born 23 June 1947) was Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons. Owers was the fifth holder of the post, appointed in August 2001, succeeding David Ramsbotham. Her appointment was renewed in June 2006 and in March 2008.〔(''Community Care'', June 2006 "Anne Owers appointment extended". ) She was succeeded by Nick Hardwick in 2010.〕 She is currently chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Prior to this, she directed JUSTICE, the UK-based human rights and law reform organisation.〔(''BBC News report'', 1 August 2001: "Anne Owers: Campaigner turned prison watchdog" ), bbc.co.uk; accessdate 16 April 2014.〕 Owers was educated at Washington Grammar School, County Durham, and studied history at Girton College, Cambridge. On graduating she went to Zambia to teach and to carry out research into African history. While taking time out to bring up her three children, Owers continued to undertake research and voluntary advice and race relations work.〔(''Times Online'', 12 January 2008: "Anne Owers says new 'superjails' may not solve prisons crisis" by Helen Rumbelow and Alice Miles (with biographical notes) ).〕 She joined the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in 1981 as a research and development officer and was appointed its general secretary four years later.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/browse/ne/publect/aowers?view=Standard&news=archive )〕 In June 2008, she was appointed Chairman of Christian Aid, succeeding John Gladwin.〔''The Guardian'', 25 June 2008, "Society Guardian" section p.10, Column c "Ins and Outs".〕 She opposed the Government's former proposal to build "Titan jails".〔(Report (30 January 2008) of BBC Radio interview on the ''Today'' programme with Anne Owers ); accessed 16 April 2014.〕 Owers was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2000 for her work in human rights〔(Citation for appointment as pro chancellor of South Bank University in 2005 ); accessed 16 April 2014.〕 and elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.〔(''The Guardian'' coverage of the 2009 New Year Honours ), 31 December 2008; accessed 16 April 2014.〕 In 2010, she was appointed to the position of Chairman of Clinks, a charity that supports the work of the voluntary and community sector working with offenders and their families. She is also a Trustee of The Butler Trust.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anne Owers is charity Clinks' new Chair )〕 She was appointed head of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in March 2012. In July 2012, she gave the 2012 John Harris Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Police Foundation. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=John Harris Memorial Lecture )〕 Also in 2012, she was the winner of the Perrie Award.〔(The Perrie Lectures )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anne Owers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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