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.

The Centre's Director, Phil Bowen, considers the Lord Chief Justice's assessment that courts in England and Wales were 'ahead of the game' in their response to the Covid-19 crisis, drawing on the international observations presented in our new briefing 'Court 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. 

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.

Community Advice is overseen and run by Michelle McGuire, with the help of volunteers. Since its inception in 2014 the service has supported over 2500 people. It is independent of the court and any criminal justice proceedings. The aim of the programme is “to stop reoffending, and to connect people to their local community and the support that they need.”

We introduce our latest briefing, which draws out themes and lessons from how countries around the world are responding to cases of domestic abuse during the Coronavirus pandemic, as reporting increases and victims face new challenges in lockdown measures.

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. 

Community Advice is an advice, information and support service based in Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court. It is free to use and it is completely independent from the judicial process.

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. 

The Centre's Deputy-Director, Vicki Morris, introduces the new practice briefing 'Family Drug and Alcohol Courts under Covid-19', which considers if it is possible for such a service – which relies on the power of human relationships – to operate effectively during times of social distancing.