Criminal Justice
Surviving, not living: Lived experiences of crime and gambling
Commission on Crime and Gambling related harms research explores lived experiences of people directly affected by crime and gambling
24th March 2022
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Commission on Crime and Gambling related harms research explores lived experiences of people directly affected by crime and gambling
New Howard League project to tackle surging use of remand among children in custody.
Prisoners from non-white backgrounds and younger prisoners less likely to be treated with respect by staff.
New analysis of police data revealing unnecessary arrests of women.
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System launches new inquiry into the health and well-being of women in prisons.
The Howard League says the use of prison for protection or welfare has no place in a modern justice system.
All Party Parliamentary Group says police resources are being wasted on arresting women inappropriately, holding them in custody and releasing them without charge.
Two thirds of women remanded in custody are acquitted or given a non-custodial sentence.
Lord Goldsmith QC on the Howard League’s Commission on Crime and Problem Gambling.
The Howard League launches a new programme encouraging people to think differently about what happens behind bars with a briefing on procedural justice.
All Party Parliamentary Group and Howard League find women who have been victims of violence and abuse are over-represented in the criminal justice system.
Howard League report recommends that principles should consider the relationship between immaturity and blameworthiness, capacity to change, and the impact of race and histories of care.
