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.
The next decade of court innovation should be about a swift, certain and fair justice system where a court case is seen as a window of opportunity to tackle the factors that lead to crime.
Exploring the reasons why it has been hard to innovate in the criminal justice system and tracking down the individuals breaking the mould.
Creative people with a social mission are at the heart of criminal justice innovation.
There is a wealth of practice-led innovation in the criminal justice sector, and a huge capacity for more if we can support the practitioners with the great ideas working on the frontline.
We conducted a review of English and Welsh Specialist Domestic Violence Courts in 2013. Our analysis of current practice in these specialist courts suggests that significant gains have been made since 2005 when they were set up.