Join us on the 26th February from 12.15-13.15 for our next Expert Voices event exploring the realities of retail crime & what works to reduce it.
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Join us on the 26th February from 12.15-13.15 for our next Expert Voices event exploring the realities of retail crime & what works to reduce it.
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💡But what is actually driving these trends- and how can the justice system respond in a way that is both fair and effective?
This event will explore what is happening behind the headlines. Find out more and sign up here: ow.ly/PFoy50Y5sGs
🚨 Retail crime has risen up the public & political agenda, attracting media attention that is driving the idea of a growing “crime wave”. The headlines suggest that theft goes unpunished, while the Government is pursuing longer sentence lengths for shoplifting via the Crime and Policing Bill.
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Join us on the 26th February from 12.15-13.15 for our next Expert Voices event exploring the realities of retail crime & what works to reduce it.
ow.ly/PFoy50Y5sGs
💡Our new evaluation briefing summarises both this evaluation and one undertaken by Wilkinson Evaluation.
👉https://ow.ly/wNxp50Y4M8g
💡In our new evaluation report, we spoke to stakeholders from the judiciary and the courts service & analysed available data to understand the problems the service seeks to address, how it supports its clients, and the impact it is having.
👉https://ow.ly/25Wx50Y4M3g
💡 @cassplus.bsky.social, a service based in Devon and Cornwall, has been working to advise and support litigants in person through funding from the Ministry of Justice 'Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support Fund', distributed by the Access to Justice Foundation
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🚨Since 2011, people in private family law cases have no automatic right to legal aid.
This means a growing number of people are unable to afford a solicitor and instead represent themselves as ‘litigants in person’.
📢New research on how @cassplus.bsky.social supports those representing themselves in the family courts
🤝We found that the support CASS+ provides is having a positive impact, both for clients & the courts.
🧵Find out more and see the full research below⬇️
🚨Sign up for our next Expert Voices event tomorrow from 12.30-13.30!
💡Drawing on our new research, we'll explore the barriers facing litigants in person, their impact on the individuals involved & the wider system, and how @cassplus.bsky.social has sought to support them.
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They conduct research on important areas of justice reform including out of court resolutions, the family justice system, smarter sentencing and more - contributing to a fairer and more effective justice system.
Find out more: justiceinnovation.org
🎉 Back in November, @cjinnovation.bsky.social was awarded Outstanding Large Organisation at the #CJAAwards2025 for their work to promote evidence-based, innovative justice policy reforms.
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The briefing:
💡Clarifies FDAC eligibility criteria- summarising the evidence base
💡Provides practical guidance for eligibility decisions
💡Provides clinical guidance & support to ensure consistency
💡Explores how factors- e.g. trauma, implicit biases & structural inequalities- may affect decisions
🔔New research on Family Drug & Alcohol Courts!
💡Our new evidence & practice briefing by Dr Sheena Webb aims to support FDAC practitioners & local authority colleagues in decision-making about which families are deemed eligible for & should be referred to FDAC.
Access here: ow.ly/WO0m50XX9jf
🔔Come and work with us!
👀We are recruiting for a creative + pragmatic policy professional to help us advocate for evidence-based reform to UK criminal & family justice systems.
Find out more about our Policy Officer role & apply here by the 12th January👇
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Amongst those being particularly encouraged to apply are organisations involved in bids for new Intensive Supervision Courts (ISCs).
Find out more in the link above👆
💡 The Women’s Risk Needs Assessment (WRNA) is a gender-informed and trauma-responsive assessment tool for women in the justice system. This new programme aims roll out the WRNA to as many Women’s Centres and women’s specialist services as possible throughout England and Wales.
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🔔 Exciting update from The JABBS Foundation for Women and Girls on the extension of the Effective Women's Centres Partnership and the next phase of this work, the Women’s Risk Needs Assessment (WRNA) Expansion Programme.
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Police protection: best evidence and practice
@cjinnovation.bsky.social Innovation briefing finds a wide variation across forces in how police protection is used
www.russellwebster.com/police-prote...
💡 'Paying for for justice: How our court fines system tips the scales' draws together our research over 3 years, explaining how the current fines system is failing & what can be done to make it fairer, more proportionate & more effective. ow.ly/UZ5a50XtZUe
19.11.2025 11:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0💡'Justice in arrears: Policy options beyond the court fine' looks at the use of alternative punishments when people are unable to pay, proposing solutions more likely to result in reduced crime, greater victim satisfaction & less cost to the taxpayer. ow.ly/3FPi50XtZOG
19.11.2025 11:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0💡'A fairer and more effective system for fines and financial orders in magistrates’ courts' looks at ways of improving the court & payment processes, proposing 6 key changes to the system of fines & financial orders in magistrates’ courts. ow.ly/bjlR50XtZIS
19.11.2025 11:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
🚨Drawing together three years of research, our new reports launched this week explore what can be done to make our court fines system fairer, more proportionate and more effective.🚨
19.11.2025 11:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Criminal court fines are the most commonly given out sentence- they represented 75% of all sentences last year. Yet there is limited data or research on their use.
On Monday, we launch 2 new reports pulling together 3 years of research on court fines. There is still time to sign up to join us 👇
Criminal court fines are the most commonly given out sentence- they represented 75% of all sentences last year. Yet there is limited data or research on their use.
On Monday, we launch 2 new reports pulling together 3 years of research on court fines. There is still time to sign up to join us 👇
JUSTICE and 40+ other experts today urge the govt to remove the power to imprison people for their own protection while they await trial.
Prisons are not places of care, and this practice worsens issues such as homeless, addiction & mental health crises.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Join us on 17th November, 14:00-15:30 for the launch of our 2 new reports on criminal court fines.
Drawing together 3 years of research, these reports explore what can be done to make our court fines system fairer, more proportionate & more effective.
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Still time to sign up to our Expert Voices event tomorrow!
Find out more and sign up here👇
Respondents:
💡Jane Smith JP, Central and North London, Chair of the The Magistrates' Association Adult Court Committee;
💡Penelope Gibbs, Director, Transform Justice;
💡Christian Waters, a justice campaigner who was instrumental in the quashing of 60,000 rail cases.
Sign up to join us online for a discussion on our recommendations with an expert panel:
💡Kevin Sadler CBE, our Trustee & former CE of His Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service;
💡Lucy Slade, Policy Officer & author of new report;
💡Carmen Robin-D'Cruz, Senior Research Officer & author of new report.