A day-long event organised by the Department of Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) asked “how do we alleviate the harmful effects of discriminations and inequalities in the process of
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The Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ) and the National Youth Justice Advisory Group (NYJAG) have announced details of their annual conference. Taking place at the West Park Conference
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Conditions in prisons are as bad now as they were at the time of one of Britain’s worst jail riots, a former lord chief justice has warned. The system is
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Barnardo’s Scotland knows from our direct work with families that children affected by parental imprisonment are an extremely vulnerable group who often suffer in silence, unseen and unheard by statutory
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Commendable progress has been made by Northern Ireland’s criminal justice agencies in meeting needs of victims and witnesses, but there is no room for complacency. These were the headlines from
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A report that aims to understand how young people could become active participants in shaping improvements to youth justice policy, practice and research has been published by Scotland’s national centre
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A review of the rise in prison suicides last year suggests “some association” with overcrowding and prisoners spending less time outside their cells, the prisons complaints watchdog has said. However,
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Too many people embroiled in family court fights over children are having difficulties because they cannot get hold of copies of judges’ rulings, an MP said. John Hemming, who campaigns
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The deaths in custody of hundreds of people with mental health problems could have been avoided, according to an inquiry. Repeated basic errors, poor communication and a lack of rigorous
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Scotland’s Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced a near £1 million funding package for three leading voluntary organisations working to reduce reoffending. The funding will allow Apex Scotland, SACRO and
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