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Making child remand a last resort
The Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill proposes legislation which will increase the prison population… Read more
Children imprisoned on remand – the stark reality of racial bias
Transform Justice has been tracking the ethnicity of the children remanded in London for the… Read more
How is the criminal justice system stacked against black boys?
When I discuss ethnic disproportionality in child prisons – pointing out that over half the… Read more
Do people care about judicial and magistrates’ diversity any more?
Once the diversity of the judiciary, or rather the lack of it, made national news…. Read more
Unnecessary arrest and detention?
A lot of policy and guidance is never followed, nor its ignoring challenged. During the… Read more
Knife crime: can we save the lost boys?
My children are inner-city twenty-somethings. Two of the most recent London stabbings happened within half… Read more
Is justice seen to be done in the eyes of BAME communities?
The Lammy review is both depressing and uplifting – depressing because it suggests institutional racism… Read more
Ethnic minority defendants have very little faith in the criminal justice system
‘It was me against them. Coming from an Asian Muslim background, I didn’t see anyone… Read more
Is there institutional racism in the criminal justice system?
The MacPherson report on Stephen Lawrence defined institutional racism as “the collective failure of an… Read more
Is magistrate recruitment fair?
Magistrates are not representative of the people. They never have been. Things were improving in… Read more
“Judicial Diversity: Accelerating Change”
For quite a radical report “Judicial diversity: accelerating change” didn’t get much coverage. It was… Read more
Magistrates…small steps to increase diversity?
If you want to become a magistrate, there are very few areas in the country… Read more
Magistrates and school governors…a similar crisis in diversity?
A report came out this week suggesting that the governors of schools do not reflect… Read more
Is the magistracy too middle class? a difference of opinion
Transform Justice’s new research on the make-up of the magistracy was launched at the end… Read more
Diversity matters in the youth and family court too
When I decided to apply to be a magistrate, my passion was family justice. I… Read more
Magistrates: representatives of the people?
Transform Justice’s new report is published today. Its about the make-up of the magistracy today… Read more
Are magistrates facing a diversity crisis?
Magistrates are less diverse now than in 1999. They are on average older and less… Read more
Magistrates: representative of the people?
How representative should magistrates be of their community? A report came out today from Policy… Read more
Is harsher punishment the answer to hate crime?
Mencap and other charities have been waging a campaign for many years to get crime… Read more
How to retain a vibrant magistracy?
John Fassenfelt, outgoing Chairman of the Magistrates’ Association, has inspired the setting up of an… Read more