Evidence Hub

11th December 2025

The Young Review: Ten Years On

This briefing by Clinks and ARE revisits the Young Review’s core concerns about racial and religious inequality, ten years on.

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24th September 2025

Diversion in the West Midlands: A critical case study

In this working paper, Dr Tom McNeil reflects on the key challenges to organisational change and cultural reform in policing.

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24th April 2025

Data on Youth Diversion

An overview of youth diversion data and recommendations for improvement in youth diversion data.

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22nd March 2025

Exclusion from School and Risk of Serious Violence: A Target Trial Emulation Study

This study discusses the implications of these findings for theory and policy in education and criminal justice.

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7th March 2025

RR3 Special Interest Group on Community Provision 2024-25

It discusses mental health treatment in the community for people in contact with the criminal justice system

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14th February 2025

Evidence and practice briefing: Pre-court diversion for women

This briefing published aims to support practitioners seeking to develop or improve gender specific pre court diversion schemes.

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7th February 2025

Assessing Human Trafficking and Cybercrime Intersections Through Survivor Narratives

This study examines how cybercriminals exploit recruitment tactics and digital platforms to exploit victims in human trafficking.

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1st February 2025

Grasping the nettle: Options for a lasting solution to the prison capacity crisis

This briefing offers recommendations to improve prison capacity

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1st February 2025

Inquest briefing on covid-19: protecting people in places of custody and detention

This briefing outlines immediate areas of concern relating to COVID-19 in prisons.

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31st January 2025

Out of Court Resolutions and Young Adults

The briefing provides practitioners with practice principles to improve the use of out-of-court resolutions for young adults.

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29th January 2025

Learning lessons on transition to adulthood from the use of youth custody for young adults

This briefing discusses critical issues faced by young people in contact with the criminal justice system transitioning to adulthood.

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22nd January 2025

Action for Race Equality Sentencing Review call for evidence

Urgest the review panel to consider the disproportionality that Black, Asian, and Mixed Heritage people face through the review process...

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22nd January 2025

Birth Companions Sentencing Review call for evidence

This paper focuses on the sentencing of pregnant women and mothers of infants to help inform the Sentencing Review

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9th January 2025

SwitchBack Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025: Call for Evidence

This paper responds directly to Theme 6 “Progression of Custodial Sentences”

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9th January 2025

Transform Justice’s response to the Independent Sentencing Review

Draws attention to the child prison population, which reduced without any change in the custody threshold for sentences

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9th January 2025

Magistrates’ Association response to Independent Sentencing Review

Outlines the Magistrates' Association's evidence-based perspectives and recommendations on the key themes of the Independent Sentencing Review

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9th January 2025

Independent Sentencing Review 2025: Clinks response to the call for evidence

Clinks draws on the evidence and how the voluntary sector can support effective sentencing policy and administration.

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9th January 2025

The Independent Sentencing Review: The Centre for Justice Innovation Response

The response draws together evidence from prison reduction efforts in the U.S. and our own youth justice system.

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The Young Review: Ten Years On

Diversion in the West Midlands: A critical case study

Data on Youth Diversion

Exclusion from School and Risk of Serious Violence: A Target Trial Emulation Study

RR3 Special Interest Group on Community Provision 2024-25

Evidence and practice briefing: Pre-court diversion for women

Assessing Human Trafficking and Cybercrime Intersections Through Survivor Narratives

Grasping the nettle: Options for a lasting solution to the prison capacity crisis

Inquest briefing on covid-19: protecting people in places of custody and detention

Out of Court Resolutions and Young Adults

Learning lessons on transition to adulthood from the use of youth custody for young adults

Action for Race Equality Sentencing Review call for evidence

Birth Companions Sentencing Review call for evidence

SwitchBack Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025: Call for Evidence

Transform Justice’s response to the Independent Sentencing Review

Magistrates’ Association response to Independent Sentencing Review

Independent Sentencing Review 2025: Clinks response to the call for evidence

The Independent Sentencing Review: The Centre for Justice Innovation Response

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