Miranda Bevan, King's College London, guest blogs on new research from the All-Party Parliamentary on Children in Police ...

The Week in Justice is a short email digest of the latest news and views on criminal justice matters in the UK (mainly England & Wales). It shares interactive headlines on new policy announcements, ...

Alexandra Wigzell and Claire Paterson-Young provide insights into progressive desistance practice in youth justice.

The working group’s report puts forward six recommendations – including an important change to the Parole Board test, which ...

Young adults and neurodivergent prisoners were overrepresented in use of force incidents, with 74% of those affected at Brixton registered as disabled; racial disproportionalities were also concerning ...

Professional curiosity in probation practice. In England and Wales, probation practitioners are increasingly encouraged to apply professional curiosity to enhance risk assessment and better understand ...

Last week (12 June 2025), the MoJ published an updated set of official statistics setting out the Identified needs of offenders, both in custody and in the community, as of 31 October 2024.It is based ...

Last week (10 June 2025), the Prison Reform Trust published a new report highlighting the transformative potential of secure digital access in prisons. The report Update and Restart calls for the ...

I am not a criminal. Sure, I have seventeen convictions to my name, but the reality is that I am just one of millions of people who have been let down by misinformed policies, biased interventions, ...

In recent months there has been increased scrutiny of how women are sentenced, following the Independent Sentencing Review and wider discussions associated with enhancing community-based alternatives ...