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Prisons and the mentally ill: the need to look beyond punitiveness

WEBMany do support cost-effective, rehabilitative options over punishment. Indeed, this seems to be reflected in opinion polls suggesting a large majority of the …

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Criminal justice vs public health

WEBCentre for Crime and Justice Studies, 2 Langley Lane, Vauxhall, London SW8 1GB. Tel: 020 7840 6110 Email: [email protected] Registered Charity No 251588. A …

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Recognising vulnerability in the prison population Centre for …

WEBRecognising vulnerability in the prison population. By. Professor Paul Bebbington. Thursday, 1 April 2021. The very high levels of psychiatric disturbance and …

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The criminal justice system in a social IN FOCUS justice society …

WEB42 IN FOCUS of the building of social institutions that are embedded in community life. A notable example is the myriad of ‘speciality’ courts in the US, which started with drug …

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Time for "toxic" IPP sentence to be abolished, new report

WEBThe result is that as of 30 June 2022, nearly ten years after ‘abolition’, there remain 2,926 IPP prisoners in England and Wales. Of these, 1,492 have never been …

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Inequality: The obstacle between us Centre for Crime and Justice …

WEBMost of the effect of inequality is the result of worse outcomes across the vast majority of the population. In a more unequal society, even middle class people on good …

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Opaque and overdue: the Scottish Prison Service trans prisoner …

WEBUnderscoring the vulnerability of women in prison, the report observed much higher rates of serious mental health problems, compared to the general population, …

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Punishing mental illness Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

WEBIn 11 per cent of cases (33) the judgments of the court mention mental health issues, including addiction. The judgments come from 52 different county courts …

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County lines: Importance of multi-layered analysis and responses

WEBThe event discussed best practices in tackling issues of serious violence and county lines. Since this meeting unprecedented socio-economic interventions have been introduced …

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Young people, violence and knives

WEBIt builds on an earlier review of evidence of effective strategies for addressing gun and knife crime, published by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies …

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The prisons crisis. Alternatives to incarceration Centre for Crime

WEBThe prison crisis: safety and numbers. The House of Commons Justice Committee, which scrutinises the work of the Ministry of Justice, including prisons, …

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Using solutions that work to tackle the prison crisis

WEBAnother solution for the UK is to learn from how The Netherlands was able to reduce the crime and punishment rates to achieve all these empty prisons. This is not …

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Mothers and babies in prison: It's complicated

WEBCatan's research is the only study that has been conducted in English female prisons and focused on the well-being of babies. It was conducted within MBUs and assessed the …

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Youth justice policy: Present and future

WEBYouth justice policy: Present and future. The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an independent educational charity, based in London, that advances public …

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The gendered pains of imprisonment

WEBThe gendered pains of imprisonment. By. Susie Hulley, Ben Crewe and Serena Wright. Friday, 24 February 2017. It has long been argued that women remain …

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Imprisonment for Public Protection. Psychic Pain Redoubled

WEBIn this piece I preview some of our main conclusions and recommendations. Background. Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP), a sentence introduced in 2005, …

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Why are pregnant women in prison

WEBBy. Rona Epstein. Thursday, 14 May 2020. An estimated 600 pregnant women are held in prisons in England and Wales each year, and about 100 babies are …

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PSJ­260­Ma­2022­COVER Pi­Seice­Jal­­16/05/2022­­09:01­­Page­1 …

WEBIssue 260 Prison Service Journal 23 Whilst the measures introduced to minimise the spread of COVID-19 are necessary to save lives, the long-term impact of quarantine on the …

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Knife crime: folk devils and moral panics

WEB2018 saw a significant increase in attention to knife crime. A review of the evidence published by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Young people, guns …

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