This briefing explores why the use of community sentences in England and Wales has declined over the last ten years while it has increased in Scotland.

This briefing for Police and Crime Commissioners outlines why and how they can help ensure good quality diversion from the justice system is available for children and young people across the country.

This briefing explores the history of three of Scotland’s newest problem-solving courts: The Aberdeen Problem-Solving Approach, Forfar Problem-Solving Court and Edinburgh Alcohol Problem-Solving Court.

Widespread distrust among British-born Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) people towards the British justice system is undermining the legitimacy of our criminal courts. This report looks at the origins of the lack of trust in the system, why perceptions of fairness and trust in the justice system matter and what can be done to improve the experience of court for BAME defendants.

People released from prison face myriad obstacles on the hard road towards a new life. They will need to overcome a shortage of affordable housing, mistrust and discrimination from employers, and a complex and inflexible benefits system. This report looks at how social welfare advice services such as Citizens Advice Bureaus, Law Centres and independent advice providers can help.

This consultation response supports the greater adoption of technology by the courts and the moves to streamline court with a number of important caveats, centred around ensuring that the rule of law and public confidence in the courts is maintained.

This paper offers an affordable, deliverable and practical plan for developing a set of ten new problem-solving court pilot projects.

This paper reviews the research on problem-solving courts and finds that, when used correctly, they can reduce reoffending and cut costs.

Our analysis demonstrates that FDACs save the state money. For each £1 spent, £2.30 is saved to the public purse.

This paper sets out a plan for designing innovations that may improve outcomes for young adults in court, develop with support from the Barrow Cadbury Trust through their Transition to Adulthood Alliance. Our report explores the feasibility of establishing specialist court sittings for young adults.