Criminal Justice
Are our courts becoming more secret?
Courtwatch London reports on (the lack of) open justice in the capital’s Magistrates’ Courts.
21st May 2024
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Courtwatch London reports on (the lack of) open justice in the capital’s Magistrates’ Courts.
Chief Exec Martin Jones reports on the Parole Board’s progress in improving the diversity of its members.
Parole Board Chief Exec Martin Jones talks us through a number of important changes designed to improve the parole system.
Parole Board Chief Exec Martin Jones sets out a commitment to improve the diversity of board members.
Judicial review upheld and Worboys case sent back for the parole board to reconsider. Court says there must be some transparency to parole board decisions. Justice Secretary sacks respected chair Nick Hardwick and rushes ahead with parole review.
Parole Board Chief Exec Martin Jones says it’s not fair to complain about public attitudes to parole decisions while the decision making process remains shrouded in secrecy.
Police use of tasers We can be rightly proud of the very low number of police shootings in England compared to most other countries. In
I want a public sector provider that sits at the heart of the process. I can’t turn the clock back but I can make sure that one part of the system takes overall responsibility. It’s got to be the public sector because I can’t see that justice and transparency are served by any other sector playing the role.
Police all over the world are currently trialling wearable body cameras. Typically, cameras are worn on patrol and record high definition footage which is transmitted wirelessly to a central database. Currently, the video cameras are worn openly and are attached to uniforms, sunglasses or even hats. They have a number of possible benefits…
It’s great to be able to engage in the development of the MoJ’s proposed payment mechanism. However, the first thing that struck me was its complexity. Clearly a great effort has been made to design a mechanism that creates the right incentives to develop innovative ways to reduce reoffending. Will it be sufficiently transparent to stimulate the wide range of providers needed achieve real innovation or does it favour those with the deepest pockets, who can afford to do the detailed analysis necessary to truly understand the risks inherent in such rehabilitation contracts?
It’s nice to celebrate good news sometimes. The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse published their annual figures this week. The headlines make good reading:
This is @ZoeStaffsGMPT sixth post in an ongoing series about her life and learning as a probation officer. What is a good probation officer? Now that’s a million
