CJA Awards 2022 Programme

National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing’s draft Police Race Action Plan response

In this response to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) and College of Policing (CoP)’s Police Race Action Plan, we...

Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme consultation response

The CJA recommends the removal of the exclusionary rule and for the return to a discretionary system which was in...

Justice Select Committee remand inquiry response

In this response to the Justice Select Committee's inquiry into the role of adult custodial remand, we urge the government...

Justice Select Committee Victims Bill response

In this response to the Justice Select Committee, we recommend that the four overarching principles of the Victims’ Code set...

Children’s Commissioner Family Review response

In this response to the Children's Commissioner's call for evidence for the Family Review, we specifically focus on how the...

Home Affairs Select Committee drugs inquiry response

In this response to the Home Affairs Select Committee's inquiry into drugs, we recommend the government introduce a new, health-based...

Towards Race Equality

In this report, we explore the effectiveness of independent monitoring boards (IMBs) at monitoring outcomes for Black, Asian and minority...

Prisons Strategy White Paper consultation response

In this response to the Prisons Strategy White Paper, we call on the government to reduce the prison population and...

Delivering Justice for Victims consultation response

In this response to the government's consultation on a new Victims' Bill, we set out measures to increase access to...

Just visiting?

In this report, we explore the effectiveness of independent custody visitors at monitoring race and gender equality in police custody....

Purpose and connection: A briefing in advance of the Prisons White Paper

The government recently announced it would publish a White Paper setting out prison reforms to cut reoffending. In this briefing,...

What excellence looks like – CJA Awards 2021

The CJA Awards celebrates individuals and organisations that are helping build a fair and effective criminal justice system, and the...

Behind closed doors: How journalists can better shine a light on criminal justice

The CJA has interviewed journalists, charities, academics and people with lived experience to explore how the media can report on...

10 ways the PCSC Bill will entrench racial inequality in the criminal justice system

This joint briefing from a coalition of criminal justice organisations outlines how 10 clauses in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and...

Submission to the Restorative Justice APPG’s first inquiry

This is the CJA's submission to the inquiry into the use of restorative justice and practices across England and Wales...

Briefing for peers on amendment to PCSC Bill to increase use of Restorative Justice

The CJA and Why me? have worked with Baroness Molly Meacher on an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and...

Government response to open letter on PCSC Bill

In March, the CJA and a coalition of organisations wrote to the Prime Minister, warning that the Police, Crime, Sentencing...