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David Gauke's Sentencing Review sets the policy direction for criminal justice for the Labour Government. But what's in it?
Official stats for 2024 show increase in numbers going through the CJS and a big increase in community resolutions.
POMs described being ‘forgotten about’ by probation where information flows to support probation staff working in prisons ...
MoJ Qualitative Evaluation of the Accredited Thinking Skills Programme (TSP) identifies strengths & challenges.
MoJ process evaluation of the Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR) finds inconsistency & lack of understanding but some ...
This is a guest post by Kevin Wong of Manchester Metropolitan University on a realist review he undertook with Professor Chris Fox, David Adams-Guppy, Ben Hall & myself. Performance targets, ...
Earlier this week (6 May 2025), the Prisons, Probation, and Reducing Reoffending Minister Lord Timpson responded to the Rademaker Review into professional standards in HMPPS by pledging a ‘seismic ...
Victim/survivors often face arrest for crimes they were forced to commit, like drug offences or theft. Even those who were not involved in criminal activity during their exploitation face risks—for ...