Publications

This briefing outlines how deferred sentences can be used to address the revolving door of offending. 

This paper outlines the key lessons that must guide the implementation of the government’s proposals to streamline the out of court disposals framework.

This briefing outlines how Community Advice operates, who it supports and the impact that it has. 

This briefing aims to provide practitioners and policymakers with a summary of the evidence and models of practice present in Integrated Domestic Abuse Courts (IDACs) internationally.

This paper outlines steps government should take to reform community sentences.

From 23rd March 2020 to 17^th July 2020, the Centre for Justice Innovation collated information on justice system responses to COVID-19 in eight different common law jurisdictions. In this new briefing, we take stock of the general trends we observed and reflect on what the main challenges will be across these jurisdictions in the coming months.   

This briefing aims to support practitioners seeking to enhance their court-based response to substance misuse by providing:

This research paper outlines prenatal representations of pregnant mothers who had previously lost children to care, and who were again at risk of entering care proceedings with their unborn baby.

This new briefing aims to outline how point-of-arrest youth diversion is delivered across London and how innovative practice is taking place in an ever evolving and diverse city.

This briefing presents the findings of the Centre's Coronavirus and justice tracker, which has been observing how criminal courts (both youth and adult) and public family cases have responded to the crisis in eight common law jurisdictions across the world.