There is a continuing debate about the extent to which young people involved in County Lines drug dealing gangs are criminals or victims. We also know that although the numbers of children detained in custody has reduced massively over recent years (there was an average of just over 780 children… Work with offenders on challenging research on the link between County Lines and abused children ...
A new report by the Health Foundation provides an overview of the experience and impact in prisons of the pandemic during its first year (March 2020 to March 2021). During the pandemic, the prison population experienced increased risk of transmission because of the nature of the confinement in prisons. There… Work with offenders looks at a new report by the Health Foundation...
A major new joint inspection published today has found poor support for people with mental health issues as they progress through the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Inspectors labelled the findings “disappointing” and said too little progress had been made since the last review in 2009. The inspection… Work with offenders on today’s hard hitting joint inspection...
Recoop, the charity dedicated to pioneering new and effective ways to support older prisoners (defined as those aged 50 years or older) has just published a new report providing valuable evidence on the needs and experiences of older people in prison, with key recommendations for policymakers to influence the development… Work with offenders looks at new research from Recoop...
There is increasing awareness of and concern about the number of people whose offending is driven by their gambling. The Howard league Commission on Gambling and Crime has been conducting much needed research into this area over the last couple of years with the overall conclusion being that the number… Work with offenders on new practice to address gambling-related harms...
The government has today agreed to amend the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill, imposing new conditions on police requests for personal mobile phone data in rape investigations. Under the new law, victims’ mobile phone data will only be requested where a police officer reasonably believes that information stored on… Work with offenders on a change in legislation relating to rape victims’ mobile phones...
HM Inspectorate of Probation has published the latest report in its “Academic Insights” series which is aimed at everyone within the probation sector with an interest in the evidence base. The Inspectorate commissions leading academics to present their views on specific topics in order to inform debate and help everyone’s… Work with offenders looks at the latest evidence review from the probation inspectorate...
Last week’s Safety in Custody Statistics make for particularly grim reading. The figures are produced by the Ministry of Justice and Office for National Statistics and cover deaths in prison in the 12 months up to September this year and assaults and self-harm in the year to June. They record a… Work with offenders on the latest prison safety statistics...
Problem gambling leads to crime, but there is a worrying lack of knowledge or targeted activity within the criminal justice system to address it, a briefing by the Commission on Crime and Problem Gambling reveals today. For the last two years, the Commission, set up by the Howard League for… Work with offenders on today’s report from the Howard League on police partnership schemes that are tackling the link between addiction to gambling and crime ...
New research published today by the criminal justice consultancy Crest Advisory is the latest evidence of our failure to tackle the issue of maternal imprisonment with many mothers still incarcerated for minor, non-violent offences with devastating long-term consequences on themselves and their children. The Crest report calls for a whole… Work with offenders on a new report from Crest Advisory...