Monitoring and evaluation of criminal justice initiatives: A practice-based short course

This online short course for criminal justice practitioners will provide practical training and guidance on monitoring and evaluation in criminal justice settings. It is taught by experts from Birkbeck’s Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research and research and development NGO the Centre for Justice Innovation.

Monitoring & evaluation training for criminal justice practitioners: FREE taster session 16th September 2021

ICPR, in partnership with the Centre for Justice Innovation, is running a short course on monitoring and evaluation for criminal justice practitioners, in November 2021. Find out more about the course at a free taster and Q&A session on 16 September!

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Global partnership yields fresh insights on over-use of imprisonment

What explains the world’s rising prisoner numbers? Does prison overcrowding impact public health? How has the pandemic affected prisoners and ...

New research reveals devastating impact of pandemic on prisoners

The prisons research team at the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London has published ...

Research Reveals Legal Practitioners Receive Limited Or No Professional Training On Preparing Witness Statements

The report highlights the pressing need to have mandatory training for legal practitioners as well as detailed guidance for individuals who are self-representing in court.

The Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill: A crisis of legitimacy? Blog by Professor Mike Hough

The Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill is an extensive piece of legislation. Many provisions can be thought of as ...

Exploring global disparities in criminal sentencing

ICPRs latest comparative research on the sentencing of burglary, drug importation and murder highlights vast disparities between different jurisdictions in their approaches to custodial sentencing across a range of offences. Here, Catherine Heard discusses some of the most striking disparities.