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    The prenatal maternal representations of mothers at risk of recurrent care proceedings in the Family Drug and Alcohol Court: A thematic analysis

    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.

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    Understanding Youth Diversion in London - Evidence and practice briefing

    by Claire Ely, Francesca Fadda-Archibald, Bami Jolaoso, Ashley Kilgallon, Carmen Robin-D’Cruz, Rachel Waters, and Stephen Whitehead

    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.

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    Court system responses to Coronavirus

    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. 

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    Time to get it right: Enhancing problem-solving practice in the Youth Court

    This report details the findings of a research project which was jointly undertaken by the Centre for Justice Innovation (CJI) and the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR), Birkbeck, which examined current practice in the youth court, and how the court was meeting the needs of vulnerable young people.

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    Justice responses to domestic abuse during coronavirus

    by Suzanne Smith and Lucy Slade

    This briefing highlights how different jurisdictions around the world are responding to cases of domestic abuse during the Coronavirus crisis, which came out of research conducted for the Centre's Coronavirus and justice tracker. It draws out common themes and potential lessons to be learnt from other countries. 

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    Young people’s voices on youth court

    by Carmen Robin-D’Cruz

    This briefing paper highlights the experiences of young people in youth courts in their own words, and is a prelude to the publication of Time to get it right: Enhancing problem-solving practice in the Youth Court. 

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    Family Drug and Alcohol Courts under Covid-19: A Practice Briefing

    by Vicki Morris

    This briefing examines how the nine existing FDACs across England are adapting to service delivery during the current crisis. It highlights the practical challenges facing practitioners, judges and families, and shines a light on specific solutions that have been developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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    Family Drug and Alcohol Courts: An Innovative Approach to Family Justice

    by Lucy Slade

    This briefing explains how Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDAC) offer an alternative way of dealing with legal cases where the Local Authority think that a child might need to be removed from their parents’ due to their alcohol or substance misuse. It considers the problems that FDAC is intended to address, the financial implications and the policy context.

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    Pre-court diversion for women

    by Stephen Whitehead

    This new briefing aims to support practitioners seeking to develop or improve gender-specific pre-court diversion. It lays out the evidence base around women’s offending and the specific needs of women, explores what we know about effective working with female offenders, and provides examples of diversion schemes tailored for women.

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    Strengthening Youth Diversion

    by Duncan Lugton

    Point-of-arrest youth diversion can reduce crime, keep communities safer, cut costs, and create better outcomes for children. In this briefing, we call on policymakers to take action to strengthen evidence-led point-of-arrest youth diversion.

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