Blogs

We spoke with Mark McPaul, Senior Probation Officer in Sefton, about the innovative approach taken in Sefton Magistrates Court and their involvement in the Community Sentence Treatment Requirement (CSTR) pilot programme

In March, the Centre convened a panel to discuss the themes raised in its new research report into racial disparity in youth diversion schemes. 

The Centre's Director, Phil Bowen, responds to the 2021 report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.

We spoke with Eva Thompson, a Speech and Language Therapist working for Suffolk County Council.

This article explains how the Ministry of Justice’s new bill will affect diversion and out of court disposals, and the Centre's hopes and concerns for this planned reform. 

We spoke with Joanne Preston, Inspector for Deferred Prosecutions at Merseyside police about their new Deferred Prosecutions scheme.

We spoke with Katy Swaine Williams, research and policy consultant, who has been working to support the development of a new problem-solving approach in London for women in contact with the criminal justice system.

The Centre coordinates professional forums for practitioners from the fourteen different Family, Drug and Alcohol Court sites.

Dominic Goble JP describes how Northamptonshire has adapted and developed its own community advice model for children appearing in their youth court.