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.

Miranda Bevan, King's College London, guest blogs on new research from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children in ...

I am not a criminal. Sure, I have seventeen convictions to my name, but the reality is that I am just one of millions of people who have been let down by misinformed policies, biased interventions, ...

National Models and Greater Manchester’s Women’s Problem-Solving Courts T hese courts mark a shift in judicial practice as they aim to support women who are navigating underlying issues such as trauma ...

T he latest (May 2025) report from HM Inspectorate of Probation’s Academic Insight examines Progressive Desistance practice in youth justice. Authored by Alexandra Wigzell & Claire Paterson-Young who ...

Identified needs T he 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.

A new (10 June 2025) report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons finds that children in young offender institutions (YOIs) have little opportunity to build vital relationships with staff that will help them ...

The report T he report draws on a range of evidence, including a literature review, consultation visits, desk research, and advice from international experts. Between October 2021 and December 2022, ...