Evidence Hub

24th July 2024

Agenda Briefing: Women and girls who are homeless

This briefing discusses Women and girls experiencing homelessness

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22nd July 2024

Release’s response to the Ministry Of Justice’s Consultation: Diversionary and Community Cautions, Draft Code of Practice, Part 6 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

This paper highlights concerns arising from the Draft Code of Practice

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18th July 2024

The role of relational and restorative practice in Alternative Provision: Reducing violence and overcoming barriers to learning

A report on the role that Alternative Provision in educational settings play in addressing rising levels of violence amongst youth.

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10th July 2024

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

The report offers a range of policy options that could deliver a lasting solution to the prison capacity crisis.

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1st July 2024

Data in the Family justice system: what is available and to whom

The report aims to support efforts to increase the transparency of family courts.

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24th June 2024

Trans and gender diverse offenders’ experiences of custody

This systematic review enables a better understanding of these experiences and how effectively TGD policies are implemented.

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24th June 2024

Refugee and migrant women’s pathways into and through prisons: A systematic review of qualitative studies

Analyses the findings of qualitative studies to understand the experiences of migrant and refugee women before and during imprisonment.

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24th June 2024

‘Unforeseeable’ and ‘inevitable’: Constructions of prison suicide in Scotland’s Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiries

This article argues that the FAIs explicitly individualise incarcerated people’s suicides, deploying explanatory narratives of mental illness.

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24th June 2024

Impact report: criminal justice services

This report aims to bring the impact of Social Justice Groups work

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18th June 2024

Persist to desist: How to maintain desistance from crime in the face of severe setbacks

This article utilises findings from a qualitative and prospective interview study to illustrate what it means to desist.

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17th June 2024

The prevalence of school exclusions in the UK, their root causes, and the importance of preventative offerings over reactive interventions

The literature review explores evidence-based literature on solely government-funded 'state' schools, delving into the impact of exclusions.

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14th June 2024

Ten takeaways for resolving crime without going to court

The briefing outlines methods to resolve crime without going to court, including advice on conditions and addressing racial disparity

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7th June 2024

1,500 voices

This investigates what it's like to support your loved-one in prison with health issues

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7th June 2024

North Yorkshire victims’ voice: understanding victims’ needs

This report discusses the impact of crime on victims and their families, friends, and communities.

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5th June 2024

Youth justice and social harm: Towards a ‘theory of the good’

This article seeks to develop a distinctive conceptual framework for the purpose of (re)imagining progressive youth justice.

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1st June 2024

Systems shift: A ten point plan to reform our criminal justice system

This policy paper provides a plan to reform our criminal justice system.

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1st June 2024

Race to the top

This national consultation sought to capture the perspectives of current/former prisoners and their families on race and ethnicity.

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1st June 2024

Beyond the Blame Game

This examines the handling of public services, finding that government contracting fails to protect the rights of individual service users.

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Agenda Briefing: Women and girls who are homeless

Release’s response to the Ministry Of Justice’s Consultation: Diversionary and Community Cautions, Draft Code of Practice, Part 6 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

The role of relational and restorative practice in Alternative Provision: Reducing violence and overcoming barriers to learning

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

Data in the Family justice system: what is available and to whom

Trans and gender diverse offenders’ experiences of custody

Refugee and migrant women’s pathways into and through prisons: A systematic review of qualitative studies

‘Unforeseeable’ and ‘inevitable’: Constructions of prison suicide in Scotland’s Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiries

Impact report: criminal justice services

Persist to desist: How to maintain desistance from crime in the face of severe setbacks

The prevalence of school exclusions in the UK, their root causes, and the importance of preventative offerings over reactive interventions

Ten takeaways for resolving crime without going to court

1,500 voices

North Yorkshire victims’ voice: understanding victims’ needs

Youth justice and social harm: Towards a ‘theory of the good’

Systems shift: A ten point plan to reform our criminal justice system

Race to the top

Beyond the Blame Game

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