New push to end joint enterprise ‘legal dragnet’
CCJS report highlights how the current law on joint enterprise allows and encourages cases to be constructed with the absence of rigour and quality.
Probation officers need more training and support to work with young adults
Inspectorate finds probation needs more resources and training to work with young adults
The Youth Justice Reform Programme
The official evaluation of the Youth Justice Reform programme finds mixed results.
10 things I learnt from the Chief Inspector of Prisons Annual Report for 2023/24
10 interesting facts from the 2023/24 Chief Inspector of Prisons Annual Report
Newham young adult probation hub a success
Process evaluation of a specialist young adult probation hub finds a successful model.
Sentencing inflation
The Howard League publishes a paper by four former Lords Chief Justice criticising the substantial increase in the length of custodial sentences.
Growing old and dying inside
Prison Reform Trust on improving the experiences of older people serving long prison sentences.
Getting prison education right
Jon Collins of Prisoners’ Education Trust sets out ten recommendations for getting prison education right.
Less than half of Pre-Sentence Reports good enough
Probation inspectors find just 47% Pre-Sentence Reports up to standard.
Victims’ powerful testimony to a failing justice system
Victims are frustrated by police inaction, mounting delays and often ‘left guessing’.
New resources for front-line justice workers
The newest additions to the Butler Trust’s Knowledge Exchange site for prison, probation and youth justice practitioners.
Criminal Justice Quiz Summer 2024
Russell Webster’s traditional Bank Holiday criminal justice quiz, Summer 2024 edition.
