What are RAR days and do they work?
MoJ process evaluation of the Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR) finds inconsistency & lack of understanding but some positive benefits.
New professional standards for prison and probation staff
Lord Timpson announces action to support 1 in 8 staff who reported being bullied, harassed or discriminated against last year.
The challenges of being a probation manager
Kevin Wong summarises research on a new model for probation management.
The funding landscape for the criminal justice voluntary sector
NPC report report explores what funding streams from statutory and philanthropic funders exist, and how they reach voluntary organisations.
Children involved in serious violence
The YJB’s first ever serious incident report highlights that children involved in serious violence are often victims of the challenging circumstances in which they live.
Probation service failing at a national level
Inspectors find major shortfalls in national arrangements for the probation service
Hope & Probation
Jake Phillips & colleagues’ new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice.
What works to reduce reoffending?
New MoJ report synthesises the evidence on interventions to reduce reoffending.
Everything we know about early releases
Transparency data on the 16,231 people released early from prison between 10 September and 31 December 2024.
One in four women in prison on remand
Too many women are being remanded to custody, including those who are severely mentally unwell who should be receiving treatment in the community.
Modern slavery victims imprisoned for crimes they were forced to commit
Hibiscus briefing shows how victims/survivors of Modern Slavery are being criminalised and imprisoned for crimes they were forced to commit.
Criminal Justice Quiz Easter 2025
Russell Webster’s traditional Bank Holiday criminal justice quiz, Easter 2025 edition.
