Blogs

There is a wealth of practice-led innovation in the criminal justice sector, and a huge capacity for more if we can support the practitioners with the great ideas working on the frontline.

Anton Shelupanov writes after his trip to the Hague on how we can learn important lessons on innovating from the international civil justice sector.

Drug courts are a cheaper and more effective way for the criminal justice system to deal with people addicted to drugs who would otherwise go to prison. Phil Bowen compares America and the UK.

Our new case study on drug courts shows dedicated court sittings and post-sentence supervision enhances the DRR.

New evaluation of the Red Hook court shows that procedural fairness has improved the legitimacy of the court in the eyes of the court users.

Guest blogger Roma Hooper writes how Better Courts poses challenging questions about our existing courts but also offers opportunities for an improved system.

Plymouth Court's innovation in the shape of an advice and support desk demonstrates that courts can use their central position to contribute to a more humane and effective criminal justice system.

Our new report Better Courts outlines the evidence that the use of short periods of custody with community supervision as a sanction for failure to comply has been shown to reduce re-offending.

If you focus on the factors that bring people before them, courts can play a significant role in creating long-term reductions in crime, writes Paul Jenkins, CEO Rethink Mental Illness

On the launch of our new report we address some of the questions that arise from using courts as windows of opportunity to reduce crime.