Blogs

We look back at the two years of Community Advice service we helped set up in Highbury Magistrate's Court.

Problem-solving courts can help reduce reoffending by addressing offending rooted in substance misuse and mental health issues.

Phil Bowen reflects on the Lord Chief Justice's most recent support for problem solving, digital access to justice and reducing prison numbers.

Problem-solving courts can play a key part in our magistrates courts.

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.

On the first anniversary of Highbury Community Advice service, Lawyer Greg Foxsmith reflects on the importance of having support services at court.

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

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.

Jo Thomas finds that courts that hold people to account for their own actions as well as provide support for their issues tend to help tackle the causes of criminal behaviour.

At our upcoming conference we will bring together practitioners to think about how English courts can implement innovation to address underlying issues of people in trouble.