A prison cannot outperform the quality of its frontline staff. This is because the role of the prison officer has a huge ...

The COMPASS model integrates principles from compassion-focused therapy, positive psychology and desistance theory to provide ...

T he justice system can sometimes feel to victims and survivors of crime as though it is designed for everyone other than them. At the Parole Board, we want to do all we can to be more transparent ...

Alliance for Youth Justice report examines what happens as exploited children turn 18, often being redefined as exploiters.

Given the Government’s repeated commitments to substantially expand the use of electronic monitoring, it seemed worthwhile to provide a short overview of the latest management information on tagging ...

It has long been accepted that women take different pathways to men into the criminal justice system. These pathways often reflect life histories marked by abuse, violence, substance use and poverty.

Regular readers will be aware remember that in 2021 the Butler Trust launched a new resource aimed at everyone who works in a criminal justice setting. The Knowledge Exchange is an online library of ...

This afternoon (2 September 2025) the Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood “laid before parliament” the Sentencing Bill, the major piece of legislation intended to implement the findings of David Gauke’s ...

A new (29 August 2025) report published by the Prison Reform Trust highlights the need for enhanced support and policy reform to assist individuals on release after serving long-term prison sentences.