The scale of Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the general population is only now beginning to be understood. The T2A programme has published three reports on the TBI and young adult offenders: Repairing Shattered Lives: Brain injury and its implications for criminal justice (October 2012 with University of Exeter), Traumatic brain injury and offending – […]
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Criminal Justice Alliance Awards 2016
The 2016 Criminal Justice Alliance Awards will give prizes of £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 to three organisations or individuals who have contributed materially to improving outcomes across the criminal justice pathway, from policing to prisons and probation, in the last 12 months. The Awards, supported for the second year by the Hadley Trust, acknowledge a […]
Read MoreSadiq Khan, shadow secretary of state for justice, praises the success of the youth justice system
“There aren’t many good news stories around in criminal justice at the moment. Prisons are in crisis, probation is in meltdown, there’s been a spate of absconds by serious and violent criminals and the legal aid system has been decimated. With less money to spend than in the past, whoever wins power in 2015 will […]
Read MoreCondition of Britain report includes focus on crime and maturity
The focus of IPPR’s newly-launched Condition of Britain report is how people can work together to build a good society in tough times. It sets out an ambitious agenda for social renewal across Britain covering social exclusion, housing and criminal justice. One of the report’s chapters looks at enabling young people to have a secure transitions into adulthood, including a […]
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