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Here you can find over 500 posts tracking every major development in criminal justice since 2011. You can track crime trends, court modernisation and digitisation programmes and the impact of austerity. If you’re looking for something in particular, try the search box below.

Knife crime hits 6-year high

In the year ending March 2018 21,045 knife and offensive weapon offences were formally dealt with by the CJS, the highest number since 2012.

Drug-related murders

EMCDDA report finds that in 13% of all English & Welsh homicides, both murderer and victim were drug dealers.

Criminal records a life sentence for young people

From employment, volunteering and studying at uni, to travelling abroad & buying home insurance, Unlock shows how a criminal record represents a significant barrier to thousands of people, even decades later.

Procedural fairness for young adults at court

A new court model from Centre for Justice Innovation & T2A draws upon research that has shown young adults’ brain development and maturity makes them a group distinct from both children and from fully mature adults.

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