The Prison Reform Trust has published an analysis of the government’s Female Offender Strategy which shows that just 31 of its 65 commitments have been implemented, even though the strategy was published almost three years ago in June 2018. The charity’s analysis questions whether the recent government announcement of 500… Work with offenders on the latest analysis from the Prison Reform Trust...
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons has published an updated version of its Women’s Prison Expectations. The document comes on the back of a public consultation last November and December and sets out the inspectors’ standards for the treatment and conditions experienced by women in custody. This second edition aims to… Work with offenders on the new prison inspectorate’s expectations...
The RAND Corporation has just published its Outcome evaluation of the national model for liaison and diversion. As most readers will know, Liaison and Diversion (L&D) services are designed to support people with mental health problems, a learning disability, substance misuse problems and other vulnerabilities including unstable accommodation and risk… Work with offenders looks at a new evaluation of the national model...
With the third set of elections for Police and Crime Commissioners less than three weeks away, criminal justice stakeholders have been lobbying for their goals and ideas to be adopted by the different prospective post-holders. The Centre for Justice Innovation and the Criminal Justice Alliance have jointly published a new… Work with offenders looks at a new joint briefing from the Centre for Justice Innovation and the Criminal Justice Alliance...
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust has published a new report this week to accompany the launch of National Stalking Awareness Week. The report, entitled “A changing landscape” is based on data gathered via an online survey on the changes in perpetrator behaviour since the pandemic, the impact on the victim, and… Work with offenders on a new report from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust...
Today, April 1st, the new Victims’ Code comes into force across England and Wales. The Code sets out the minimum level of service victims can expect from criminal justice agencies such as the police and courts, whether they choose to report the crime or not. The Code brings is structured… Work with offenders looks at the detail of the new code of practice for victims...
You know things are getting serious when the Constitution Committee gets involved. The normal role of the Committee is to examine “the constitutional implications of public bills coming before the House and keep under review the operation of the constitution and constitutional aspects of devolution.” The Committee differs from many… Work with offenders on a critical new report from a powerful Westminster institution....
Last week, the Centre for Justice Information (CJI) published the latest in a series of briefings picking up the key issues from the government’s white paper “A smarter approach to sentencing”. The new paper, entitled: “Delivering a smarter approach: Community Sentence Treatment Requirements (CSTRs)” calls for an expansion of services… Work with offenders on the latest policy paper from the Centre for Justice Information...
Yesterday’s report from the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) into the work of the Ministry of Justice did not mince its words; this was how the Committee chose to title its press release: “Besieged” prisons, probation & courts can’t provide justice for “victims, offenders, taxpayers or society” The… Work with offenders looks at critical new report from the powerful Public Accounts Committee...
Last week Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation published an important report: Race equality in probation: the experiences of black, Asian and minority ethnic probation service users and staff. The headline finding which garnered most headlines was the Inspectors’ conclusion that the probation service’s focus on racial equality has declined since… Work with offenders on an important new report from probation inspectors...