25 July 2022

The Use of Deferred Sentencing in England and Wales. A Review of Law, Guidance and Research

Community sentences, Courts and sentencing, Desistance from crime, Sentencing

Open report

This report looks at the role of deferred sentencing in England and Wales and asks whether courts could make greater use of the power to defer sentencing.


Publisher: Sentencing Academy
Authors: Prof. Julian V. Roberts, Dr Elaine Freer, and Dr Jonathan Bild

Joint Enterprise
The legal dragnet: Joint Enterprise law and its implications

'The legal dragnet' examines the law and prosecution practice concerning secondary liability, often referred to as 'joint enterprise'.

Read the report
Police, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs), stop and search
Serious Violence Disorders: The impression of doing something

In this briefing the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, in collaboration with StopWatch, analyse the introduction of Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs), which were introduced under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

Download the briefing
Gypsy, Romany, Traveller people, young adults
Trapped in the Turnstile: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people’s experience of the criminal justice system

This report offers first-hand insights into young Romany, Roma, Gypsy and Traveller people's experiences of the criminal justice system.

Download full report