The Home Office has published its end of year statistics on Modern Slavery. The report which covers all the home nations acknowledges that modern slavery is a complex, harmful, and largely hidden crime and says that improving evidence about the scale and nature of modern slavery is a priority for… Work with offenders looks at the latest Government report on human trafficking, slavery and forced labour ...
The Ministry of Justice announced yet another use for GPS tags. Under new rules, burglars, robbers and thieves who have served a prison sentence of a year or more will be automatically fitted with a tag on release, allowing their whereabouts to be monitored by GPS satellites 24 hours a… Police officers will be able to submit any burglaries, thefts or robberies they are investigating to a dedicated unit overseen by HM Prison and Probation Service. ...
A new report published today by Dr Shona Minson from the Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford tells the story of thousands of children in the UK who have not seen their parent in prison for a year. It is estimated that more than 300,000 children in England… Work with offenders on new research on the “collateral damage” of prison lockdowns...
The government is formally introducing the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to Parliament today. This is a major new piece of legislation, reminiscent of some of the larger Criminal Justice Acts passed by the New Labour government for the way it includes a wide range of measures designed to… Work with offenders looks at the detail of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill...
While women overall are less likely to have a criminal record than men, those women who do are more likely to face barriers when accessing employment according to a new report by the charity Unlock, “Angels or witches”: The impact of criminal records on women, published today to mark International Women's Day. The report, which brings together the… Work with offenders on a new report from Unlock...
There has been growing concern about the way the criminal justice system treats young adult offenders (normally defined as 18-25 year olds) over recent years. The House of Commons Justice Committee has held an inquiry and published reports on the subject. The Committee has repeatedly said that a succession of… A positive announcement from the Ministry of Justice today: the government is investing £3million in a series of intensive support hubs for young adult offenders. ...
Women’s campaigners have fought a long and hard campaign to ensure that the Domestic Abuse Bill has the powers it needs to protect victims of domestic abuse. The Bill was first promised by the Government almost four years ago, it started its progress through parliament only to fall because of… Work with offenders on three important new amendments...
Fascinating new research published last week shows that natural vegetation within prison grounds is correlated with lower levels of both violence and self-harm. Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Utrecht University mapped the percentage of green space – trees, lawns and shrubbery – within prisons in England and Wales… Work with offenders on a fascinating new study...
The Victims’ Commissioner Dame Vera Baird has today published a new paper setting out her ambitions for the long-awaited Victims’ Law and calls for criminal justice agencies to be more accountable and for victims to be accorded “participants’ rights". The Government has been promising a “Victims’ Law” for some years… The Victims’ Commissioner Dame Vera Baird has today published a new paper setting out her ambitions for the long-awaited Victims’ Law and calls for criminal justice agencies to be more accountable and for victims to be accorded “participants’ rights". Work with Offenders reviews the proposals...
In normal times, criminal justice statistics tend to change slowly with trends gradually emerging before either consolidating or fading away again. But these are not normal times, the latest edition of the Ministry of Justice Criminal Justice Statistics quarterly cover the 12 month period to the end of September 2020… Work with offenders takes a close look at the latest statistics...