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People want offenders to make amends, poll reveals

ICM survey results offer massive vote of support for community payback and restorative justice.

The results of an ICM telephone poll of 1,000 members of the public, conducted one month after the riots in England, show overwhelming popular support for constructive ways in which offenders can make amends to victims for the harm they have caused.

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Prison service failing to address needs of hazardous drinkers

18/02/2010 11:17:00

A thematic review published by the HM Inspectorate of Prisons highlights the failure of the Prison Service adequately to address the needs and behaviour of prisoners who have severe alcohol dependency, despite repeated warnings by the Prison Reform Trust about its harmful effect on reoffending rates and the growing prevalence of alcohol-related crime.

Unsustainable prison building is not the answer says House of Commons committee

14/01/2010 15:44:00

A report published today calls for a change in the way we tackle criminal justice and seek to cut reoffending. Cutting crime: the case for justice reinvestment published by the Commons Justice Committee says that the criminal justice system faces a “crisis of sustainability” if resources continue to be consumed by the current programme of prison building rather than being invested in crime prevention.

No One Knows: vulnerable defendants in the criminal courts

01/12/2009 18:37:00

Vulnerable defendants in the criminal courts: a review of provision for adults and children.

Jessica Jacobson with Jenny Talbot

Vulnerable adults and children left to fend for themselves in court

01/12/2009 15:05:00

An unwieldy and opaque justice system is unlawfully undermining the ability of thousands of vulnerable adults and children to understand what is happening to them at court, leaving them to fend for themselves, according to a report published by the Prison Reform Trust.

PRT response to government's action plan on offender health

17/11/2009 12:36:00

"This action plan charts the way for many vulnerable people out of the criminal justice maze into health and social care. It will come as a relief to so many families who have sought help in vain to know that their relatives will be assessed and treated at last."

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Children with learning disabilities and other impairments are more likely to go to prison than other young people because the youth justice system is failing to recognise their needs, according to a major survey of youth offending team (YOT) staff.