Recognising excellence in the criminal justice system
Recognise excellence in the criminal justice system by nominating someone for a Butler Trust award.
Too many children face short-term remand
Thematic review by prison inspectors finds too many children face short-term remand
Re-structuring youth justice
The fourth post in my short series summarising the Government’s White Paper for reforming youth justice, focuses on proposed structural change.
Reforming our criminal records system
Penelope Gibbs guest blogs on reforming our criminal record system for childhood offences.
Right response, right time
The third in my short series summarising the Government’s White Paper for reforming youth justice, focuses on a review of every stage in the system.
Intervening early, changing trajectories
Second in a short series summarising the Government’s White Paper for reforming youth justice, focusing on early intervention and diversion.
Human Learning Systems and Probation Services
Toby Lowe, Kevin Wong and Chris Fox, highlight the benefits of Human Learning Systems as an alternative paradigm for public management and its applicability to the delivery of probation services
Reforming youth justice
First in a short series summarising the Government’s White Paper for reforming youth justice.
Self-inflicted deaths in reception prisons
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s office guest blogs on a new learning lessons bulletin on self-inflicted deaths in reception prisons
What do sex offenders think of the Healthy Sex Programme?
MoJ qualitative research explores participant views of the healthy sex programme.
Education, social care and youth offending
Cross department research present new insights into education and social care background of children who get into trouble.
Improving the Category A review process
Peer research from PRT into the Cat A review process reveals an opaque, inconsistent & difficult to navigate system.
