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A three-year research and policy project at Birkbeck, in collaboration with Prison Insider and a large global network, has reviewed the use of imprisonment worldwide and identified key priorities for change.
The research offers an opportunity to reassess policy and practice in the quest for effective and balanced responses to the particular challenges that COVID-19 poses for prison systems.
Research reveals legal practitioners receive limited or no professional training on preparing witness statements
The report offers lessons for reform to tackle the relentless rise in prisoner numbers seen throughout the world.
‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in ten countries’ is an international research and policy project being conducted under the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research’s World Prison Research Programme.
Birkbeck’s Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR) has published a new book which examines the meaning and importance of 'effective participation' in judicial proceedings.
The webinars are part of a free, online series available to the public to hear about Birkbeck's research and topical subjects relating to the Law and Criminology.
A new report, ‘Time to get it right: enhancing problem-solving practice in the Youth Court’, co-authored by the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck and the Centre for Justice Innovation, is published today.
A new research project will explore the use of ‘digital forensics’ in criminal cases, focusing on social media and messaging communications between suspects, victims and witnesses of crimes.
New report from The Institute for Criminal Policy Research warns of public health risks from prison overcrowding
