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Criminal justice voluntary sector under increasing pressure
Clinks regular State of the Sector highlights concerns about rising caseloads.

The latest young people drug and alcohol treatment trends
The 2021/22 NDTMS young people drug and alcohol treatment figures show a small increase in the number of under 18s in treatment.

What families think about prison healthcare
Pact report finds families are too often locked out of a prison healthcare system that doesn’t value their role as carers.

10 new prison facts from the January 2023 Bromley Briefing
Parole chief warns fewer prisoners are getting tested under new open prison rules in new Bromley Briefing.

Coercive control in domestic violence perpetrator programmes
Nicole Renehan says domestic abuse perpetrator programmes may be less effective in addressing coercively controlling behaviours.

Effective resettlement practice
Matt Cracknell describes six key principles for effective resettlement in a new Academic Insight from HMI Probation.
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