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Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Drug-related deaths reach record highs

The Office for National Statistics has released the very depressing figure for the number of drug-related deaths registered in 2015 – the highest ever recorded.

Payment by Results
PbR jargon demystified (1) A-F

First in a series of infographics which demystify the jargon and technical terms associated with the payment by results commissioning model.

Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Number of US cannabis smokers doubles since 2002

Large scale American study finds that the number of US cannabis smokers doubled since 2002. Although regular use is up, levels of dependency have not increased.

Prison
Is prison reform stalled?

In her 1st appearance before the Select Committee, new Justice Secretary Liz Truss refused to confirm or deny the imminence of a prison reform bill.

Policing
Organised fraud in local communities

Police Foundation report suggests that fraud committed by organised crime groups is three times higher than official estimates & police response inadequate.

Prison
The fall and fall of prison officer numbers

The Howard League says that the Ministry of Justice has failed in its recent attempt to recruit more prison officers leading to increasingly unsafe prisons.

Criminal Justice
The evidence on problem-solving courts

New review from the Centre for Justice Innovation finds that many (but not all) models of problem-solving courts are effective. But what will Liz Truss do?

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