1st March 2017The Cost of an Entitlement to Restorative JusticeThe CJA has developed - with the support of a reference group of expert member organisations - a national cost...Read the article
1st January 2017Sentencing Council: ‘Bladed Articles and Offensive Weapons’The CJA response to the Sentencing Council's bladed articles and offensive weapons guidelines consultationRead the article
1st August 2016Sentencing Council: Youth SentencingOur response welcomes the broadening of factors that should be taken into account when considering the welfare of a young...Read the article
1st July 2016Stop and Search and Knife CrimeThis briefing highlights the lack of evidence demonstrating a link between the decline in the use of stop-and-search and an...Read the article
1st June 2016Sentencing Council: Early Guilty PleasOur consultation response to the Sentencing Council's draft guidelines on early guilty pleas highlights our concerns that the proposed changes...Read the article
1st March 2016Justice Committee Inquiry: Restorative JusticeThis response outlines the CJA's views on restorative justice and the important role it has to play in meeting the...Read the article
1st March 2016Justice Committee Inquiry: Role of the MagistracyThis response highlights the CJA's views on the role the magistrates have to play in a fair and effective criminal...Read the article
1st November 2015Structured Mayhem: Personal experiences of the Crown CourtThis report highlights the experiences of victims, witnesses and defendants of criminal trials in the Crown CourtRead the article
1st October 2015Justice Committee inquiry: criminal courts chargeThis response outlines the CJA's views on the criminal courts charge and the reasons we believe reform is needed.Read the article
1st April 2015The JAP: lessons for England and WalesThis report outlines the role of the French juge d’application des peines, or JAP, and what the courts in England...Read the article
1st March 2015Prospects for a Desistance AgendaThis report considers where desistance stands at present, the barriers that may limit its further progress and the opportunities and...Read the article
1st November 2014To Be Fair: Procedural Justice in the CourtsThis report discusses the concept of procedural fairness within and the impact it has on compliance with court orders and...Read the article
1st March 2014Personalisation in the Criminal Justice SystemThis report highlights the key elements of personalisation and examines how an agenda focused on it could be achieved within...Read the article
1st August 2013Prosecuting Young AdultsThis study focuses on the inclusion of the concept of maturity into the new CPS Code and how it will...Read the article
1st August 2013Transforming Management of Young Adults in CustodyThis submission argues that there is the need for a distinct approach to young adults within custody and that this...Read the article
1st May 2013Justice Committee Inquiry: Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach?The CJA outlines our ambition for uptake of justice reinvestment principles and areas where there is growing evidence of impact...Read the article
1st April 2013Challenging Assumptions: 10 common criminal justice mythsThis short paper outlines ten widely held beliefs about the criminal justice system that the CJA believes need further thought...Read the article
1st February 2013Transforming Rehabilitation: A revolution in the way we manage offendersThe Criminal Justice Alliance strongly welcomed the Justice Secretary’s commitment to extending support to prisoners released after short sentences and...Read the article
