Publications

This report offers practical options for reforming our criminal court fine system, through ways of improving the court and payment process. 

This briefing explains how the current fines system is failing, and what can be done to make it fairer, more proportionate and more effective. 

This report offers alternatives to our criminal court fine system, proposing solutions more likely to result in reduced crime, greater victim satisfaction and less cost to the taxpayer.

This briefing aims to provide a comprehensive overview of police protection, covering its legal basis, the practical guidance for its implementation, a summary of existing research, the issues it poses to agencies and children, and the findings of our scoping work.

The Women’s Risk Needs Assessment (WRNA) is a gender-responsive, trauma-informed assessment tool designed specifically for use with criminal justice-involved women. Initially developed in the US to address the limitations of traditional assessment tools, it is currently used across England and Wales by women's centres involved in the Effective Women's Centres Partnership. 

This report presents compiled data shared by the 13 FDACs in England for the period 1 April to 30 June 2025, to offer a live picture of the circumstances facing families in FDAC, the work that is done to support them and the outcomes that have been achieved.

This framework is designed to help senior decision-makers develop and implement new problem-solving courts in the adult criminal court system.

This research provides a financial analysis of problem solving courts for women in comparison to the costs of other more commonly used sentences. 

This evidence & practice briefing aims to support practitioners seeking to enhance their court-based response to women.

This evidence briefing gathers evidence on the diverse needs of women attending criminal courts, whether as defendants, victims or witnesses, and highlights opportunities to improve experiences and better meet the needs of women.