This toolkit has been developed to support court practitioners seeking guidance on how to improve court users’ perceptions of the fairness of court processes.

We spoke with Reality Art, an art collective based in North London that specialise in capturing the voices of young people who have experienced the criminal justice system through art.

We spoke with Sal Naseem about his thoughts on how we can improve trust and confidence in the police and how equality, diversion and inclusion could be embedded into police culture. 

This guidance aims to support probation practitioners to improve their practice in working with individuals who speak English as a second or additional language.

In March, the Centre convened a panel to discuss the themes raised in its new research report into racial disparity in youth diversion schemes. 

The Centre's Director, Phil Bowen shares some thoughts on the context behind the current Black Lives Matter protests and how we can respond to them.

This evidence and practice briefing looks at how to improve communication in court.

This briefing provides findings from interviews with 21 young people between the ages of 18 and 24 with recent experience of attending magistrates’ court. The aim was to learn about how they experienced court as well as get their views on improvements.

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.

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.