Simple ways to improve procedural fairness for young adults at court in England and Wales that doesn't break the bank.
Phil Bowen reflects on the Lord Chief Justice's most recent support for problem solving, digital access to justice and reducing prison numbers.
18-25 year olds need a distinct approach in courts that acknowledges their different needs.
Problem-solving courts can play a key part in our magistrates courts.
This week saw a flurry of interest in problem-solving courts as we launched our latest report Problem-Solving Courts: A Delivery Plan, which sets out a practical, affordable strategy for delivering a suite of new problem-solving pilots.
New report Young adults in court:Developing a tailored approach outlines a number of practical changes to standard court practice for young adults in the UK.
We have set out a framework for how we think the criminal courts can meet the challenges of the coming five years in our latest report Better Courts: A blueprint for innovation we have.
In our forthcoming report, we set out why this is the time for better courts and what we need to do to test out innovative practice at court.
Phil Bowen on what the evidence says about problem-solving courts.
Our Innovative Practice Manager Jo reflects on the strengths of advice and support service CASS in Plymouth and how we can replicate it in London.