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!

Postdoctoral researcher (2.5 days per week) sought for ground-breaking empirical study of bereaved families’ experiences of inquests.

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

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

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 is an extensive piece of legislation. Many provisions can be thought of as ...

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.

ICPR has published a report revealing vast disparities between countries in their approaches to criminal sentencing, with important implications for justice reform.