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"...
In its report the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee says the Ministry of Justice’s “meagre ambition” to reduce the Crown Court case backlog – which has nearly doubled since March 2019, to 59,928 – by “less than 8,000 by March 2025” is “unlikely to address unacceptable delays to justice… Work with offenders on the Public Accounts Committee report which revealed a 340% increase in the Crown Court backlog ...
A new pilot launched at family courts in North Wales and Dorset aims to improve information sharing between agencies such as the police, local authorities and the courts. The pilot is known as Integrated Domestic Abuse Courts and follows a review of Family Courts which found that an adversarial process… Work with offenders on a new family court pilot scheme...
The category C prison, which will be the first of six of its type, is based in Wellington, Northamptonshire. It was opened to inmates last month. Offenders who have made good progress with their sentences and demonstrated that they could be managed with greater levels of freedom will be those… The Justice Secretary has denied claims that a newly designed ‘smart’ prison will be a ‘soft touch.’...
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation has today (2 March 2022) published its annual report entitled “inspections of probation services 2021”. The report includes a survey of 1,534 (one in ten) Probation Service staff, who were asked about their experiences since the unification of the National Probation Service (NPS) and Community… Work with offenders takes a look at the annual report from the probation inspectorate...