Jo Thomas finds that courts that hold people to account for their own actions as well as provide support for their issues tend to help tackle the causes of criminal behaviour.
Courts are more innovative, better coordinated and more effective at reducing crime if they are run locally.
At our upcoming conference we will bring together practitioners to think about how English courts can implement innovation to address underlying issues of people in trouble.
Evidence suggests that treatment is the key to a successful drug policy and courts can be used to ensure that drug users get the treatment they need.
Our trustee Greg Berman on how New York's vibrant network of alternative-to-incarceration programs helps reduce the crime in the city.
How the court service can contribute to crime reduction and can make a difference to the lives of victims, defendants and the communities it serves.
Admonition, clear boundaries and positive role models can improve chances of getting out of crime.
With the number of convictions for domestic violence having declined by 11% at a time when reporting to police has grown, we need to look at how specialist domestic violence courts can be revitalised.
More needs to be done to make domestic violence perpetrators accountable: Specialist domestic violence courts can bring perpetrators to justice by using sentencer reviews.