An inspection of Edinburgh Prison has highlighted a shortage of medical care for inmates with mental health and addiction problems. A new report says healthcare at the jail is good
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A new study has confirmed that people who are released from prison may need more psychological help when it comes to dealing with mental health issues and their transition back
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Convictions for sexual crimes rose 11% over a year despite falling for almost all other types of offence, according to official statistics. There were 866 convictions for sexual crimes in
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HMI Probation Reports on Full Joint Inspections (FJI) and Short Quality Screenings (SQS) of youth offending work. These reports outline the findings of the recent SQS inspections carried out as
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This page lists the reports for Brook House IRC from 2010 until present. Brook House is an immigration removal centre located near Gatwick airport and operated by G4S. Holding only
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Charlotte Bilby is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Northumbria University. Along with Laura Caulfield from Bath Spa University and Louise Ridley, also at Northumbria University, she carried out the
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A new book examined the management of substance misuse (including alcohol) and mental health problems in the criminal justice system.
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This report uses the Ministry of Justice’s Offender Management Community Cohort Study (OMCCS), a longitudinal cohort study of offenders who started Community Orders between October 2009 and December 2010. This
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The Scottish Government published a strategy for justice – defined broadly to encompass criminal, civil, and administrative justice as well as community safety. It said that its outcomes-focused and evidence-based
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A report examined whether victims of crime were open to the greater use of community sentences, and if so, how their existing limited confidence in such sentences might be enhanced.
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