Publications

In this evidence review, Kevin Wong, Reader in Community Justice and Associate Director, Criminal Justice, at the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU), Manchester Metropolitan University provides an in-depth look at the issue of engaging people with convictions.

Voluntary organisations led by BAME people have set out five areas for action that HMPPS must take in order to address the challenges of BAME-led organisations in the criminal justice system.

Jon Collins, Chief Executive of Prisoners’ Education Trust, takes a look at the current state of prison education and the evidence base for the effectiveness of prison education.

Gemma Buckland from the Transition to Adulthood Alliance, looks at the body of evidence on the maturation process and best practice in working with young adults.

Dr Amy Kirby and Professor Jessica Jacobson examine the evidence base for procedural justice in the courts. They consider the emerging research on procedural justice in the courts and provide examples, drawn from their own empirical studies, of how procedural justice may be achieved in practice in the courts.