Clinks (the national infrastructure charity for the voluntary sectors working in the CJS) yesterday published a report on a ‘Whole Systems Approach’ for women in contact with the criminal justice system. Clinks convenes Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to advise on specific areas of policy and practice as the need arises.… Russell Webster reviews the findings of a new report from Clinks. ...
Often when people hear domestic abuse, they think about a woman being abused by a male partner. While this is a serious and widespread issue, it’s not always the case. It is important for us to understand and acknowledge that men can also be subjected to physical, psychological, emotional or… By Hardeep Roud...
The Reid technique is pioneered by Inabu, Reid and Buckley (1986) in their police training manual, detailing how deception and guilt can be detected using a variety of positive and negative reinforcing techniques, such as minimisation, leading questions, analysing body language, and false promises, whilst isolating the suspect for great… By Ciara Placentino...
The Government has launched a recruitment drive in the new year after setting out reforms to the courts system last month to tackle the crown court backlog. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said more than 2,000 more magistrates have been trained since 2022 and the latest call seeks to increase… Thousands of new magistrates are being sought to volunteer in England and Wales as part of efforts to speed up justice for victims....
Rehabilitation in the Digital Age A new briefing from Unlock, the charity which supports and advocates for people with criminal records to be able to move on positively in their lives, examines how the digital age has undermined the promise of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (ROA) and sets… Russell Webster reviews new research which looks at the challenges of rehabilitating offenders in the digital age. ...
This webinar offers a sensitive, multi-agency exploration of the key learning emerging from the Sara Sharif Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review. Facilitated by a specialist in cultural competence, intersectional safeguarding and challenging systemic inequity, the session provides a reflective space for practitioners to examine what happened and what it means… Red Snapper Learning (RSL) is holding a webinar on this key safeguarding review case on December 12. You can book your place through the link at the bottom of the article. ...
Join Police Oracle for a vital, multi-agency webinar exploring the key lessons from the Sara Sharif Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review. Sara Sharif tragically lost her life, highlighting systemic failures in safeguarding and the urgent need for reflective, culturally competent practice. This session provides practitioners with a safe, reflective space… By Chris English...
The following is a case study from the RSMS’ Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme, in which a service user was struggling to find themselves in the right headspace to engage fully with the programme and how our facilitator navigated their difficulties: Concerns for the Service User’s current partner had been raised… By Chris English...
Understandably, domestic abuse is now widely recognised as a critical social issue. However, violence and aggression within relationships from the LGBTQ+ community remains underreported and frequently misunderstood within the Criminal Justice System. The prevalence of domestic abuse in LGBTQ+ relationships is consistent with, and sometimes higher than, rates of domestic… By Jake Neller ...
The report “Ending the cycle of reoffending – part one: rehabilitation in prisons” concludes that prisons are in a “state of disrepair”. MPs on the cross-party committee called on the Government to set out how it will ensure that rehabilitation is not compromised or deprioritised, alongside how it intends to… Prison overcrowding, staffing shortages and deteriorating infrastructure is having a ‘profound impact on the ability of prisons to deliver rehabilitation’, a new report published by the Justice Committee has said....