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Tragically, the PPO started investigations into 486 deaths last year, a 35% increase on the year before. 2 There were 398 ...
Brian Leveson's Independent Review of the Criminal Courts proposes fewer jury trials and intermediate courts to tackle court backlogs.
Resolving crime out of court can meet many of these priorities for victims – and it often does. When it worked well, victims ...
Overcrowding, coupled with a lack of activity, caused boredom and frustration among prisoners, which heightened the demand ...
Recall decisions are largely at the discretion of probation officers with no clear structure to support decision-making.
Alexandra Wigzell and Claire Paterson-Young provide insights into progressive desistance practice in youth justice.
Clare Birtwistle of Manchester Metropolitan University guest blogs on reducing the over-representation of looked after children in the CJS ...
Alexandria Bradley & Sarah Waite guest blog on their qualitative evaluation of Greater Manchester's women's problem-solving court.
The chart I’ve reproduced below shows the overall rates of identified needs, for those with an OASys Layer 3 on 31 October 2024 comparing the custody and community caseloads overall. Of those with a ...
Prison Inspectorate thematic review say lack of positive relationships affects the ability to run safe YOIs in which children can engage with supportive services.