Race and fairness in the justice system
Valuable report from Catch 22 giving BAME prisoner perceptions on the discrimination they experience.
3rd May 2017
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Valuable report from Catch 22 giving BAME prisoner perceptions on the discrimination they experience.
All the political parties support restorative justice, so why is it so often unavailable? The Criminal Justice Alliance calculates an annual cost of just £30.5m
New Jersey is trying to address the racial discrimination which is built-in to its bail decision making process by using a specially created algorithm.
NPCThinks finds that the many voluntary sector organisations working with offenders are at risk of closing as a result of Transforming Rehabilitation.
The minimum age of criminal responsibility varies significantly around the globe. The UK is still out-of-step, 2 years below the UN-recommended threshold.
Centre for Justice Innovation report shows how BAME distrust in the justice system results in a compounding of discrimination and calls for community justice.
Invaluable report from Women in Prison assesses implementation of Corston Report & highlights 5 key priorities for immediate action for women in justice system.
Centre for Social Justice advocates providing rough sleepers with accommodation first and then support with alcohol, drug & mental health problems .
One third of adults face legal problems but MoJ survey finds increasingly we look to family, friends & the internet on how to resolve them.
A short and belated Restorative Justice action plan from the MoJ sets out key objective of universal, high quality provision but without funding details.
Excellent resource from the Centre for Justice Innovation helps youth justice practitioners make the practice and financial case for youth diversion schemes.
The new HM Prison and Probation Service will take over responsibility of youth custody from the Youth Justice Board whose new chair will be Charlie Taylor.
