AVA (“Against Violence & Abuse”) is a leading UK charity committed to ending gender based violence and abuse. They have just published a new report “Staying Mum” based on peer research with mothers who have survived domestic abuse & child removal. AVA recruited seven women with lived experience of domestic… Work with offenders on a new report from AVA...
The Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has announced the details of the government’s Root and Branch Review of the Parole System, setting out plans for the future of parole. There are two main themes to the review which, to use the government’s own words, are: To protect the public by keeping… Work with offenders on the government’s “Root and Branch Review” of parole...
The Ministry of Justice is to launch a recruitment campaign to attract more Parole Board members with a policing background after a root and branch review of the system found that only 5 per cent of current members have experience of working in law enforcement. Justice Secretary Dominic Raab described… Policing experience particularly relevant in cases of murder, rape, child killings and terrorism ...
If you park your car on the street and some of your street lights weren’t working, you might think you’d better get on to the council quick and get them fixed before someone broke into your car overnight. However, new British research suggests you might be better ringing up the… Work with offenders on interesting (and counter-intuitive) new research...
The Centre for Justice Innovation (CJI) has just published a briefing summarising the evidence relating to conditional cautions. This is a timely document since the Government is in the process of passing legislation to introduce a new ‘two tier’ out of court disposal (OOCD) framework, in which the new diversionary… Nearly 3,000 conditional cautions are issued every week according to a new report ...
The significant risk of a surge in the number of children drawn into the youth justice system following the pandemic is highlighted in a new report. The Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) highlights a ‘perfect storm’ for children at risk, as a result of the exacerbation of children’s vulnerabilities, support… Work with offenders on a new report from the Alliance for Youth Justice...
People whose lives have been blighted by crime linked to gambling have spoken about the impact it had and what needs to change so that others are protected, as part of research published yesterday by the Howard League’s Commission on Crime and Gambling Related Harms. The report, “Surviving, not living”:… Work with offenders on the latest research from the Commission on Crime & Gambling Related Harms...
Failing to teach prisoners to read is “huge missed opportunity” and leaves half unable to access vital rehabilitative education while in prison, according to new research published by Ofsted and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons today. Manifestly, those released who are still unable to read, will find it harder to… Work with offenders on today’s joint report by Ofsted and the prison inspectorate....
There is a solid evidence base on how sport- and health-based interventions can help desistance. But the story of LJ Flanders goes far beyond how the focus and commitment to physical exercise can breed a positive mindset. Ten years ago, Mr Flanders got involved in a fight that ended up… Work with offenders on how LJ Flanders turned round his life and launched a successful social enterprise...
HM Inspectorate of Probation has today published its Annual Report 2021: inspections of youth offending services (YOS). The 2021 annual report details the findings from inspections of 33 YOS – two-thirds of the services we inspected were rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ – none were rated ‘Inadequate’. Chief Inspector of… Two thirds of YOS are "good or outstanding"...