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Where next for Police Commissioners?
Accountability is key. For PCCs to have a proper mandate, turnout at this year’s PCC elections (5 May 2016) will need to be much higher than the (less than) 15% who voted at the original elections in 2012.

Why commission by payment by results?
The rationale for PbR This is the second post in a blog series looking at the

Will we really see prison reform?
It’s very unusual for any Prime Minister to make a speech about prison reform, let alone a Conservative one…

What does recovery mean and how do we measure it?
New research seeks to establish a basket of indicators to define recovery, now updated with SURE self-checklist: Substance Use Recovery Evaluator

Review of racial bias in justice sytem
The review will address issues arising from the point of arrest onwards, including through the court system, in prisons and during rehabilitation in the wider community, in order to identify areas for reform and examples of good practice from the UK and beyond.

Joint enterprise criminalises young BAME people
This important study demands an immediate response in the form of a rigorous review of policing and prosecution practices relating to Joint Enterprise – an issue which the House of Commons Justice Committee has already highlighted.
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