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Criminal Justice
Keeping prisoners active throughout lockdown

How Fine Cell Work is keeping prisoners active. First in a new blog series on how the criminal justice sector is protecting its service users against the impact of coronavirus.

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Prison
Justice does not stop at the prison gates

The Howard League launches a new programme encouraging people to think differently about what happens behind bars with a briefing on procedural justice.

University of Kent polygraph
Policing
New research finds polygraphs effective for sex offenders

University of Kent research concludes that voluntary and mandatory polygraph testing increases the likelihood that individuals convicted or suspected of committing a sexual offence will reveal risk-relevant information.

Carol Black drug distribution pyramid
Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Drug distribution in the UK

Dame Carol Black’s Review of Drugs analyses domestic drug distribution in the UK.

Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Londoners are using less cocaine

New wastewater analysis shows Londoners’ cocaine usage has dropped by almost one third since 2016.

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