Guest blogger Rob Allen explores how problem-solving approaches work at Newark Community Solutions 

West London Drug Court, which ran from 2007 to 2013 at Hammersmith Magistrates Court was a pioneering project which sought to establish a problem-solving court, which combines punishment with help, within a normal English magistrates’ court. This briefing looks at it's work.

The Lord Chief justice encourages innovative thinking: "innovation and change are not merely an option but they are a necessity".

Are community courts the answer to alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour in Dublin.

Peer Courts could be an effective tool as part of the solution to peer-driven crime, finds PC Mark Walsh on his fact-finding trip to the US.

Clarity, evidence, evaluation and creative use of resources set the FDAC up for long-term success.