Blogs

New report Young adults in court:Developing a tailored approach outlines a number of practical changes to standard court practice for young adults in the UK.

We have set out a framework for how we think the criminal courts can meet the challenges of the coming five years in our latest report Better Courts: A blueprint for innovation we have.

As the dust from the Spending Review settles, we outline a few ways the criminal justice budget can be utilised in the coming year.

In our forthcoming report, we set out why this is the time for better courts and what we need to do to test out innovative practice at court.

This week saw a flurry of interest in problem-solving courts as we launched our latest report Problem-Solving Courts: A Delivery Plan, which sets out a practical, affordable strategy for delivering a suite of new problem-solving pilots.

Phil Bowen on what the evidence says about problem-solving courts.

Our new toolkit for YOTs helps make the case for youth diversion schemes which divert young people away from the criminal justice system and connect them to supportive services.

Our Innovative Practice Manager Jo reflects on the strengths of advice and support service CASS in Plymouth and how we can replicate it in London.

Phil Bowen explains how giving court users a voice and treating them with respect can lead to a fair and just criminal justice system.

Ahead of our seminar on fairness in policing, Phil Bowen reflects on the recommendations of Obama's taskforce on policing.