Last week a coalition of service, strategic and political leaders in local government published a joint policy position paper on youth justice, calling for a move towards a more localised, responsive and child-centred system in the future. The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), Association of Youth Offending Team… Work with offenders on a new policy paper from leading stakeholders...
A new report from the Sentencing Academy by the barrister Jessica Goldring examines how much defendants understand the sentences that are passed on them. The sentencing framework is constructed on the assumption that defendants understand how the process works and will respond accordingly. For example, that they will be deterred… Work with offenders on new research by the Sentencing Academy...
As readers know, our prison system suffers from having so many antiquated (not to say dilapidated) buildings which makes getting them fit for modern communications a significant challenge. In-cell phones However, the pandemic has acted as a major catalyst and there are signs of slow, but steady progress. The latest… Work with offenders on some welcome new announcements...
The Ministry of Justice and Office for National Statistics today published the latest projections for the number of people likely to be in prison in the coming years. Today’s bulletin says that the prison population is projected to increase to 98,500 by March 2026. This is largely a result of… Work with offenders on today’s official prison population projection...
As readers will know, knife crime is a persistent and high profile crime with offences rising year on year between 2014 and 2020. The College of Policing and National Police Chief’s Council have just launched a new problem solving guide to address the issue. A four stage approach Problem solving… Work with offenders on a new problem solving guide from the College of Policing and the NPCC...
There is a continuing debate about the extent to which young people involved in County Lines drug dealing gangs are criminals or victims. We also know that although the numbers of children detained in custody has reduced massively over recent years (there was an average of just over 780 children… Work with offenders on challenging research on the link between County Lines and abused children ...
A new report by the Health Foundation provides an overview of the experience and impact in prisons of the pandemic during its first year (March 2020 to March 2021). During the pandemic, the prison population experienced increased risk of transmission because of the nature of the confinement in prisons. There… Work with offenders looks at a new report by the Health Foundation...
A major new joint inspection published today has found poor support for people with mental health issues as they progress through the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Inspectors labelled the findings “disappointing” and said too little progress had been made since the last review in 2009. The inspection… Work with offenders on today’s hard hitting joint inspection...
Recoop, the charity dedicated to pioneering new and effective ways to support older prisoners (defined as those aged 50 years or older) has just published a new report providing valuable evidence on the needs and experiences of older people in prison, with key recommendations for policymakers to influence the development… Work with offenders looks at new research from Recoop...
There is increasing awareness of and concern about the number of people whose offending is driven by their gambling. The Howard league Commission on Gambling and Crime has been conducting much needed research into this area over the last couple of years with the overall conclusion being that the number… Work with offenders on new practice to address gambling-related harms...