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    A fairer way: procedural fairness for young adults at court

    by Jo Thomas and Claire Ely

    This report sets out a new model for a procedurally fairer court process for young adult defendants in England and Wales. Along with the model and its supporting evidence, the report contains a plan for areas who wish to implement the model.

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    Community Sentences Across Borders

    by Phil Bowen

    This briefing explores why the use of community sentences in England and Wales has declined over the last ten years while it has increased in Scotland.

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    Why Youth Diversion Matters: A Briefing for PCCs

    This briefing for Police and Crime Commissioners outlines why and how they can help ensure good quality diversion from the justice system is available for children and young people across the country.

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    Problem-solving in Scotland: New developments

    by Stephen Whitehead

    This briefing explores the history of three of Scotland’s newest problem-solving courts: The Aberdeen Problem-Solving Approach, Forfar Problem-Solving Court and Edinburgh Alcohol Problem-Solving Court.

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    Building Trust: how our courts can improve the criminal court experience for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic defendants

    by Phil Bowen

    Widespread distrust among British-born Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) people towards the British justice system is undermining the legitimacy of our criminal courts. This report looks at the origins of the lack of trust in the system, why perceptions of fairness and trust in the justice system matter and what can be done to improve the experience of court for BAME defendants.

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    “Point me in the right direction”: Making advice work for former prisoners

    by Stephen Whitehead

    People released from prison face myriad obstacles on the hard road towards a new life. They will need to overcome a shortage of affordable housing, mistrust and discrimination from employers, and a complex and inflexible benefits system. This report looks at how social welfare advice services such as Citizens Advice Bureaus, Law Centres and independent advice providers can help.

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    “Transforming our Justice System”: a consultation response

    This consultation response supports the greater adoption of technology by the courts and the moves to streamline court with a number of important caveats, centred around ensuring that the rule of law and public confidence in the courts is maintained.

  • Briefing

    Problem-solving courts: a delivery plan

    by Phil Bowen and Stephen Whitehead

    This paper offers an affordable, deliverable and practical plan for developing a set of ten new problem-solving court pilot projects.

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    Problem-solving courts: an evidence review

    by Phil Bowen and Stephen Whitehead

    This paper reviews the research on problem-solving courts and finds that, when used correctly, they can reduce reoffending and cut costs.

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    Advice and support service toolkit

    by Jo Thomas

    This toolkit has been designed to help district judges, magistrates, members of Her Majesty’s Court Service (HMCTS) and other practitioners to design and deliver advice and support services in magistrates’ courts.

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