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September
2010
2 September 2010: Nacro:
Criminal record tops poll of most shameful thing to tell your boss.
More
September 2010: JUSTICE:
Briefing on Commission proposal for a directive on the right to information
in criminal proceedings. More
August 2010
25 August 2010: Nacro: Nacro
opens community cafe. More
24 August 2010: DrugScope:
Stigma must be addressed: DrugScope response to UKDPC stigma report.
More
20 August 2010: Revolving Doors
Agency: 100 days - a letter to the PM. More
20 August 2010: Prison Reform
Trust: "Disappointing" progress on reducing female custody,
figures reveal. More
20 August 2010: DrugScope:
DrugScope welcomes open-ended drug strategy consultation. More
20 August 2010: DrugScope:
DrugScope responds to confirmation of plans to introduce temporary bans
on 'legal highs'. More
17 August 2010: DrugScope:
DrugScope responds to media reports on use of 'new' legal high 'Ivory
Wave'. More
17 August 2010: Catch22:
NCAS supports call to fund internships for care leavers. More
15 August 2010: Release:
'The war on drugs: It's time to end the propaganda. Prohibition isn't
working' - letter from Sebastian Saville, the Executive Director of
Release, to the Observer. More
12 August 2010: Revolving Doors
Agency: Essay on the future of services for people with multiple
needs. More
12 August 2010: DrugScope:
DrugScope's submission to the spending review. More
11 August 2010: Clinks: Anne
Owers is Clinks' new Chair. More
10 August 2010: Public and Commercial
Services Union: Mass job losses loom as justice cuts revealed. More
9 August 2010: Young Foundation:
Turning the Corner: Beyond incarceration and re-offending. More
8 August 2010: Young Foundation:
Our justice system must embrace innovation as a necessity - Anton
Shelupanov on the Independent's Eagle Eye blog. More
5 August 2010: Rethink: Criminal
justice survey. More
4 August 2010: YoungMinds:
YoungMinds appoints new chair Deputy Children's Commissioner Sue Berelowitz.
More
4 August 2010: DrugScope:
Tell us about changes or cuts in funding. More
1 August 2010: Fawcett Society:
Fawcett launches legal challenge to government budget. More
August 2010: Prison Reform Trust:
Sentencing review and rehabilitation
revolution responses. More
August 2010: Revolving Doors
Agency: Key principles of the Coalition Government. More
August 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing
for the European Parliament and Council on the European Investigation
Order. More
August 2010: JUSTICE: Response
to the Home Office Review of Counter-Terrorism Powers. More
July 2010
30 July 2010: RSA: The potential
of recovery capital. More
29 July 2010: Catch22: Catch22
response to Theresa May's announcement on ASBOs. More
29 July 2010: Catch22: National
Citizen Service must reach out to all young people. More
28 July 2010: Release: British
Crime Survey highlights latest drug use trends. More
27 July 2010: Police Foundation:
The police white paper is a step toward accountability - John Graham
on the Guardian's Comment is Free site. More
27 July 2010: CCJS: The dangers
of politicised policing - Roger Grimshaw on the Guardian's Comment
is Free site. More
26 July 2010: DrugScope:
DrugScope responds to government's decision to abolish National Treatment
Agency. More
26 July 2010: Public and Commercial
Services Union: Policing changes could damage fight against crime.
More
26 July 2010: JUSTICE: Legal
aid cuts must be guided by principle. More
25 July 2010: Restorative Justice
Consortium: Offering restorative justice to victims of serious crime
would save £185 million over two years by reducing crime. More
23 July 2010: Release: Naphyrone
controlled as Class B drug. More
22 July 2010: DrugScope:
DrugScope responds to new official data on drug use trends. More
22 July 2010: INQUEST: Eyes
of the world look on with incredulity as family brand decision of DPP
not to prosecute officer who struck Ian Tomlinson a joke. More
22 July 2010: JUSTICE: Proposed
changes to arrest warrant rules 'a free pass to suspected war criminals'.
More
21 July 2010: Centre for Mental
Health: Public Health and Criminal Justice Position paper. More
21 July 2010: RAPt: Rehab
revolution position paper. More
20 July 2010: Pact: Piloting
a new way of supporting prisoners' families. More
16 July 2010: CCJS: Prison
and probation expenditure 1999-2009. More
15 July 2010: The Police Foundation:
The Independent Commission on Youth Crime launches 'Time for a Fresh
Start'. More
13 July 2010: PRT: Anne
Owers valedictory speech. More
13 July 2010: RSA: The
Woolwich Model - Can citizens tackle anti-social behaviour? More
13 July 2010: Transform:
Legalising the drugs trade: Reducing crime or increasing addiction?
More
13 July 2010: Transform:
Drug war and alternatives from a public health commentary in BMJ. More
12 July 2010: Police Foundation:
John Harris Memorial Lecture 2010. More
12 July 2010: Action for Prisoners'
Families: New series of briefings, Your Children, Your Rights. More
8 July 2010: PRT and ICPR: Unjust
Deserts: imprisonment for public protection report. More
5 July 2010: Catch22:
New prison contract signed. More
1 July 2010: RAPt: NOMS
researches best offender treatment programmes. More
1 July 2010: INQUEST: Coroners
reform must go ahead. More
1 July 2010: Release:
Nice People Take Drugs movie marks World Anti-Drug day. More
July 2010: Clinks: Briefing
on prison commissioning. More
July 2010: RJC: Resolution
Magazine. More
July 2010: PRT: Bromley Briefings
Prison Factfile. More
July 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing
on House of Commons renewal debate on 28 days pre-charge detention.
More
June 2010
June 2010: CCJS: Little evidence
to support the intensive Family Intervention Project. More
June 2010: Clinks: Improving
Partnership in the Criminal Justice System across Dorset.
More
June 2010: Nacro: ISA Decision-Making
- Barring the Innocent.
More
June 2010: DrugScope: Drug
treatment consensus statement.
More
June 2010: JUSTICE:
Effective Criminal Defence in Europe.
More
June 2010: Griffins Society:
Determining the extent of the women's prison population.
More
30 June 2010: PAS: Response
to the Law Commission's Adult Social Care consultation.
More
30 June 2010: Clinks: Briefing
notes on Ken Clarke and Nick Herbert speeches.
More
and More
29 June 2010: Young Foundation:
Offender employment in a time of retrenchment.
More
28 June 2010: St Giles Trust:
A majority verdict on St Giles Trust?
More
25 June 2010: Transform:
Home Office delay disclosure of drugs value for money review
information.
More
24 June 2010: Young
Foundation: Listen,
Participate, Transform.
More
23 June 2010: Childrens
Society: Reaction
to budget and how it will impact young people.
More
and More
23 June 2010: Catch22:
Reaction to budget
and how it will impact young people.
More
22 June 2010: Fawcett
Society: Reaction
to budget and how it will impact on women. More
21
June 2010: Nacro:
Rehabilitation?
Not on my doorstep. More
21 June 2010: POA:
Call
for Cessation of PFI Prisons.
More
17 June 2010: Revolving Doors
Agency: Transition to Adulthood publications 'Aiming Higher' and
'Towards a Shared Future'. More
17 June 2010: DrugScope &
Release: Responses to government decision to rethink welfare reform
plans for drug users. More
and More
10 June 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing
on the Identity Documents Bill in the House of Commons.
More
10
June 2010: Young Minds:
Joins Transition to Adulthood Alliance. More
June 2010: Pact:
Prisoners Sunday.
More
June 2010: Pact: firsthand
account of E Wing. More
June 2010: CCJF:
Joins
The Fear Factory coalition. More
June 2010: PET: Celebrating
21 years of the Prisoners Education Trust. More
June 2010: Release: Sentencing
for Drug Offences in England and Wales Article. More
June 2010: CCJS: Reform sector
strategies: is there an alternative to the `alternatives to custody'
debate? More
8 June 2010: Prisoners' Advice
Service and CCJS: Contributions to New Statesman Policy Report 'Crime
Costs'. More
3 June 2010: Sainsbury Centre
for Mental Health: Receives grant to sustain its work for the future.
More
June 2010: Prisoners Education
Trust: Report on obstacles and opportunities for Level 2 learners
in local jails. More
June 2010: DrugScope: Response
to Social Security Advisory Committee consultation. More
June 2010: Clinks: Arts Alliance
website. More
June 2010: SOVA : New CEO.
More
and More
1 June 2010: Action for Prisoners'
Families: Eurowide events to raise awareness. More
May 2010
May 2010: SCMH: Mental
health: challenges for a new Parliament. More
May 2010: Women in Prison: New
blog and discussion forum. More
May 2010: Clinks: Impact
Assessment. More
27
May 2010: St Giles: Embracing the Big Society
could give us a big change. More
27
May 2010: ICPR:
Future of criminal justice conference. More
27
May 2010: Prisoners'
Education Trust: Learning
Matters project conference. More
25 May 2010: Action for Prisoners
Families: How will spending cuts affect prisoners' families? More
21 May 2010: PRT: Coalition
can break from failed justice policy. More
20 May 2010: DrugScope: Response
to Coalition's programme for government. More
19 May 2010: PRT: Time for
a moratorium on prison building. More
17 May 2010: Bindmans: Landmark
prison disability discrimination judgment. More
May 2010: Clinks: CLINKS
has taken over the management of the Arts Alliance.
13 May 2010: Centre for Crime
and Justice Studies: Police expenditure 1999-2009
Report. More
13 May 2010: Women in Prison:
Swap Campaign.
More
12 May 2010: PRT:
Prisoner voting.
More
5 May 2010: Nacro: Law is
not action. More
May 2010: PRT: Creative writing competition. More
April 2010
April
2010: Penal
Reform International: The Treatment of Mothers with Babies in Prison.
More
29
April 2010: Action
for Prisoners' Families: Prisoners' families forgotten in agenda
crossfire. More
27
April 2010: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Implementing
recovery
Report. More
27
April 2010: Fawcett
Society: What about Women hustings. More
20
April 2010: St
Giles Trust: Is tough talk is missing the point? More
April
2010: The
Police Foundation: Party manifestos on policing. More
April
2010: PRT:
general election 2010: party manifesto commitments. More
April
2010: JUSTICE:
Minimum conditions for a bill of rights. More
April
2010: Restorative
Justice Consortium: Party pledges on restorative justice. More
April
2010: PRT:
Privatisation factfile. More
April
2010: Penal
Reform International: PRI at 12th UN Crime Congress. More
April
2010: Churches'
Criminal Justice Forum: Position
paper and questions
for candidates.
April
2010: Unlock:
Key issues to ex-offenders in manifestos. More
April
2010: Youngminds:
Key election issues around young people's mental health and wellbeing.
More
15
April 2010: RAPt:
All three of the main political parties promise reforms in drug
treatment. More
15
April 2010: Nacro:
What the manifestos say about crime. More
15
April 2010: Fawcett
Society: Regressive, stagnant & contradictory: Fawcett's verdict
on parties' manifestos. More
14
April 2010: POA
and PCS: Prison unions challenge politicians over privatisation.
More
12-14
April 2010: Transform:
Analysis of drug policy in the party manifestos. More
12
April 2010: PRI
Co-signs Appeal for Juvenile Justice to be efficient, specialised,
fair and respectful of rights. More
8
April 2010: APF:
'Missing Out' wins Best Drama award. More
1
April 2010: Rethink
and Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Diversion from custody report.
More
April
2010: Clinks:
Publication on offender health. More
March 2010
30
March 2010: Prisoners
Education Trust: Talk on offender learning and skills.
More
March
2010: JUSTICE:
Response to consultation on arrest warrants for crimes of universal
jurisdiction. More
March
2010: PRT:
Talking justice: talking sense. More
30
March 2010: Sainsbury
Centre for Mental Health:
Staff training vital to
improve mental health in justice system. More
29
March 2010: JUSTICE:
Briefing on the Crime and Security Bill in the House of Lords. More
23
March 2010: Clinks:
Directory of offender services.
More
23
March 2010: Sainsbury
Centre for Mental Health:
The next 25 years in mental health.
More
22
March 2010: St
Giles Trust: Funding
from first Social Impact Bond. More
22
March 2010: Rethink:
Praise for decision
to ban mental health slurs during the election campaign. More
20
March 2010:
DrugScope: Letter
to The Times on methadone treatment in prisons.
More
March
2010: Prisoners'
Families and Friends Service: Article in Inside Time. More
March
2010: Restorative Justice
Consortium: To become
the Restorative Justice Council. More
16 March 2010: Sainsbury Centre
for Mental Health: Blurred boundaries between mental health and
criminal justice services. More
16 March 2010: Women in Prison:
Women Against Prison Coalition. More
15 March 2010: ST Giles:
Economic evaluation of Through the Gates programme. More
11 March
2010: JUSTICE press
release: Independence must be maintained in decisions on legal aid.
More
9 March 2010: Prison Reform Trust:
Early Day Motion on IPPs. More
8 March 2010: The Fawcett Society:
Manifesto launch. More
8 March 2010: Clinks: Launch
of manifesto. More
March 2010: Unlock: Vetting
& Barring Scheme: Issues raised by reformed offenders. More
4 March 2010: Release: Response
to the HASC inquiry report on the cocaine trade. More
3 March 2010: Transform:
Response to the HASC inquiry report on the cocaine trade. More
3 March 2010: DrugScope: Response
to the HASC inquiry report on the cocaine trade. More
3 March
2010: CCJS:
From criminal justice to social justice: rethinking approaches to young
adults subject to criminal justice control. More
1 March 2010: Prisoners' Advice
Service: Parole Board Hearings: law and practice. More
1 March 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing
on the Crime and Security Bill. More
March 2010: Women in Prison and
Clinks: Signposting to Women's Services. More
February
2010
28 February 2010: Anne Peaker
Centre closure. More
25 February 2010: PRI: Final
Monitoring and Research Report on the Gacaca process. More
26 February 2010: Clinks:
Alan Duncan MP's speech at the AGM. More
26 February 2010: Centre for
Crime and Justice Studies: Coercion and punishment of young people
counter-productive. More
26 February 2010: Centre for
Crime and Justice Studies: Probation Resources, Staffing and Workloads
2001-2008. More
24 February 2010: DrugScope:
Report on young people's drug and alcohol treatment. More
22 February 2010: JUSTICE:
Response to Rights and Responsibilities Green Paper. More
17 February 2010: The Young
Foundation: Centre for Justice Innovation launch. More
15 February 2010: PRT: Young
offenders face a postcode lottery over sentencing. More
15 February 2010: Pact: Awarded
contract to run services for families at Nottingham Prison. More
15 February 2010: Women in prison:
The End of Semi-Open Prisons for Women - Preventing Family Contact.
More
12 February 2010: RSA Prison
Learning Network: Learning Prison report. More
11 February 2010: Rethink: Launches
its election manifesto. More
9 February 2010: PRT: Out
of Trouble website launched. More
8 February 2010: JUSTICE: Devolution
and Human Rights Report. More
7 February 2010: PRT and Unlock:
Barred From Voting campaign. More
and More
3 February 2010: Restorative
Justice Consortium: Conference materials and summary of Ministry
of Justice research. More
5 February 2010: Fawcett Society:
New Report - Realising rights: Increasing ethnic minority women's access
to justice. More
February 2010: JUSTICE: briefing
on Crime and Security Bill. More
January
2010
28 January 2010: The Young Foundation:
Future Communities consortium launched. More
27 January 2010: The Children's
Society: Understanding Children's Well-being shows family conflict
significantly harms children's happiness. More
25 January 2010: JUSTICE: Response
to European Commission Green Paper on obtaining evidence in cross border
criminal matters. More
22 January 2010: DrugScope/LDAN:
FAQ guide for drug sector on new vetting and barring scheme. More
21 January 2010: Catch 22:
New report, 'Ready or Not' shows need for new thinking on policies for
young people. More
21 January 2010: Clinks:
Guides to volunteering with offenders launched. More
20 January 2010: The Griffins
Society: Three research fellowships reports published. More
15 January 2010: JUSTICE:
Briefing on the Crime and Security Bill in the House of Commons. More
13 January 2010: Rethink:
Launch of campaign on ban on people with mental health problems from
serving on a jury. More
12 January 2010: Transform:
Gordon Brown responds to Transform's call for an Impact Assessment.
More
11 January 2010: Youngminds:
Launch of election pledges to improve mental health services for young
people. More
11 January 2010: Penal Reform
International: 20th Anniversary publication. More
11 January 2010: Prisoners Abroad:
Annual Review published. More
7 January 2010: Transform:
New short film about Transform's Blueprint.
More
4 January 2010: Action for Prisoners'
Families: New Study on the Effects of Parental Imprisonment on Boys'
Delinquent Development and Mental Health. More
1 January 2010: PRT: Article
in the The Guardian - The imprisonment rate is a number that should
matter in 2010. More
December
2009
27 December 2009: INQUEST:
Narrative verdicts have led to less coverage of controversial deaths.
More
December 2009: CCJS: Working
with Prof Nutt to establish an independent scientific council on drug
harms. More
17 December 2010: Nacro:
A message from Nacro's retiring Chief Executive. More
16 December 2009: JUSTICE:
CPS consultation on the DPP's interim policy for prosecutors on assisted
suicide response. More
15 December 2009: JUSTICE:
Response to MoJ consultation on defamation and the internet. More
11 December 2009: CCJS: Risky
people or risky societies? Rethinking interventions for young adults
in transition. More
8 December 2009: UNLOCK:
Briefing Paper for the Second Reading of the Rehabilitation of Offenders
(Amendment) Bill 2009. More
8 December 2009: Catch22: Philip
Lawrence Awards go to young people who have made a remarkable contribution
to their local community. More
8 December 2009: Sainsbury Centre
for Mental Health: Sainsbury Centre welcomes government health strategy
for children and young people in youth justice system. More
4 December 2009: Young Foundation:
Sinking and swimming - understanding Britain's unmet needs. More
3 December 2009: JUSTICE:
Legal and campaigning organisations call for justice to be put centre
stage in general election campaign. More
2 December 2009: Catch22: Fighting
back the recession for young people. More
2 December 2009: INQUEST: INQUEST
wins the Longford Prize 2009. More
1 December 2009: Prison Reform
Trust: Vulnerable adults and children left to fend for themselves
in court. More