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PODCAST & INSIGHTS

Regular expert insights into contemporary issues in criminal justice policy

Maturity in magistrates' courts: image of 'no hoods' sign.

Ep42: Are our courts fit for child defendants?

Louise Haigh

One in four have a criminal record, the Louise Haigh case shows we need reform of DBS checks

Criminal records

When does a heated exchange become a hate crime? The Bob Stewart appeal

Ep30: A different lens? Neurodivergence in the criminal justice system

Neurodivergence

Land of the free? Comparing our criminal records policy with five US states

Criminal records

Why doubling sentences won’t reduce shop worker assaults

Ep29: From cells to streets – the revolving door of crime and homelessness

Ep28: Gatekeeping justice – why so few rape cases make it to court

Fighting fatalism in child remand

Does remand turn magistrates’ courts into the “Wild West”?

Ep27: The Rest is Punishment: why do politicians seem set on ever tougher justice?

Ep26: Not the only one? Malkinson & miscarriages of justice

Stealing to stay alive? How to deal with the epidemic of shoplifting

Ep25: Problem-solving courts – compassion or control?

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