Out of court disposals are an effective and appropriate response to low-level offending – but only if they scale down people’s contact with the criminal justice system.
This paper outlines the key lessons that must guide the implementation of the government’s proposals to streamline the out of court disposals framework, which were outlined in the Ministry of Justice’s 2020 Sentencing White Paper.
This is part of our series of briefings that the Centre has published in response to the Sentencing White Paper and the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. To read these other briefings please visit our legislation page.