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The Criminal Justice Alliance (formerly the Penal Affairs Consortium) is a coalition of 64 organisations committed to improving the criminal justice system. Find out more about us here.

What's new? Criminal Justice Alliance news CJA Director, Vicki Helyar-Cardwell, has written an article for Barrister setting out the arguments for introducing the issue of maturity into sentencing decisions and the need to avoid custodial sentences for the young adult population unless absolutely necessary. To read the full article click here. For more Criminal Justice Alliance news, click here. Events Women's Breakout in collaboration with the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge is holding a conference entitled 'Women, crime and criminal justice practice: Diversity, diversion, desistance and dignity', a unique opportunity for policy makers, practitioners and academics to engage in discussions about the treatment of women who offend in the criminal justice system and new development. More information about the conference is available here. For more events organised by our members, click here. Jobs Prisoners Education Trust is looking for a new Director. For further details, click here. For more job opportunities with our member organisations, click here.