Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

What Needs to Change in order for Probation to be More Effective? CCJSMedia Fri, 07/10/2026 - 13:54 What Needs to Change in order for Probation to be More Effective?

Liam Zamudio was awarded Commended in the 2026 Mike Guilfoyle Prize

Probation sits at the frontline of the criminal justice system. Practitioners are responsib...

What Needs to Change in order for Probation to be More Effective? mimi.marijetic Fri, 07/10/2026 - 10:09 What Needs to Change in order for Probation to be More Effective?

Marion Stevenson was awarded Commended in the 2026 Mike Guilfoyle Essay Prize.

I come at this question from a considerable distance:  I was a probati...

The Case for a Resentencing Review of Extant IPP Prisoners CCJSMedia Thu, 07/09/2026 - 09:56

In this working paper, Sarah Markham sets out the case for establishing a structured resentencing review mechanism for people still serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences in England and Wales.

Although IPP sentences were abolished...

The most hopeful I’ve felt in some time CCJSMedia Mon, 07/06/2026 - 07:01 The most hopeful I’ve felt in some time

A participant at one of our recent events remarked that it left him feeling “the most hopeful I have felt in some time”.

There is much that is difficult about the current state of the justice system; about the s...

Centre receives funding to shape women's justice policy ahead of Corston anniversary CCJSMedia 1 July 2026 Centre receives funding to shape women's justice policy ahead of Corston anniversary

The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has received £60,000 to support a year-long programme of policy engagement on women's justice.<...