IPPR is arguing for a new ‘whole-system’ approach to offender management, with powers, resources, and decisions being transferred to a local level. We believe that city region mayors – or outside of...
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Devolving responsibility and funding for the management of low-level offenders could empower local services and agencies to work more effectively to prevent crime and develop alternatives to prison...
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This report argues for reforms to the way the criminal justice system deals with victims, communities and offenders, in order to repair the everyday relationships damaged by crime and social...
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US conservative and justice reformer Pat Nolan lays out the shift towards rehabilitation and restorative justice - and away from heavy-handed imprisonment - that is sweeping through US states. UK...
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This in-depth case study report presents the findings from new research into the causes, processes and effects of human trafficking from Nigeria to the UK. Taking a 'whole of journey' approach, it...
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In recent years, there has been a growing concern about a potential link between major sporting events and an increase in human trafficking for the purposes of forced labour and prostitution. At the...
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Digital technology has already transformed the way we live and work. This paper explores the implications of these changes for how the criminal justice system serves the victims of crime. First, it...
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'Justice reinvestment' - which sees resources currently spent on incarcerating offenders in prison redirected into community-based alternatives that tackle the causes of crime - is one way of more...
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The first volume of the new journal from ippr@warwick, the thinktank based at the University of Warwick in partnership with ippr. The issue's principle theme is the war on drugs. Full contents:...
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With much of the prison estate far too old to meet modern needs, there is an urgent need for fresh thinking about what we do in our prisons - and how they should be designed to facilitate those...
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