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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

Child defendants in the pandemic – did courts make the right compromises to keep the wheels of justice turning?

Keeping the wheels of justice turning – magistrates’ views on justice in the pandemic

Is imprisonment before trial the result of poor risk assessment?

Independent domestic violence advocates in magistrates’ courts – a backfire effect?

Do people who get in trouble with the law deserve double punishment?

Criminal records

Making child remand a last resort

Want to build trust in the police? Detain less

Does the defendant in the magistrates’ court get a fair hearing?

Is justice for victims always criminal justice?

Only by radically shrinking the magistrates’ court can the Crown Court backlog be reduced

Children imprisoned on remand – the stark reality of racial bias

Altruistic up-tariffing? The pitfalls of more rehabilitative police cautions

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