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?
2nd September 2016
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?
Public Health England has just updated its two good practice guides for commissioning drug and alcohol prevention, treatment and recovery services.
Probation Inspectors found a real sense of innovation across NPS and CRC in North Yorkshire and both took their responsibility to protect the public seriously.
Just how important it is for prisons to start to respond to the needs of older prisoners is illustrated by two very sad and shocking case studies, one of which tells of a man dying of dementia who was kept in restraints in a public hospital.
The Justice Data Lab has been running for over three years now, what can we learn from it about what works in reducing reoffending?
The latest criminal justice statistics reveal a number of interesting trends including a drop in the use of cautions and an increase in suspended sentences.
Latest (July 2016) official MoJ reoffending statistics show drop in reoffending rates for those supervised by probation service.
Acheson report on Islamic extremism in prisons recommends holding extremists in specialist units, crackdown on literature & tightened vetting of chaplains.
The number of prison officers fell by over 2000 last year while there are slightly more probation officers in the National Probation Service.
Snapshot breakdown of current England and Wales prison population by age, gender, type of offence and length of sentence in MoJ infographic.
New measures, introduced through the Serious Crime Act, mean prison governors can require telephone companies to disconnect prisoners’ mobile phones.
Interesting monthly round-up of drug and alcohol facts from Andrew Brown including a 27% cut in the adult drug treatment budget in 2016/17.
