Children and young people and the criminal justice system
How well set up is the criminal justice system to support children and young people, particularly in the light of increasing levels of cyber- and AI-enabled crime?
Table of contents
Overview
Ten different issues were identified under this topic.
Short articles have been written on these issues to help parliament identify what action it may wish to take. New articles will be added when they become available.
Articles
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Policing: a public health approach
How should the police work with other local bodies to improve responses to social issues such as drug use, youth violence and people in mental health crisis?
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Policing of peaceful but disruptive protests
Do existing police powers appropriately balance the rights of protestors and the wider public in relation to peaceful but disruptive protests?
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Extremism and hate crime
Extremism poses a threat to society. It is unclear how ongoing geopolitical and societal change will affect extremism in the UK.
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Prisons capacity and performance
What can be done to address overcrowding and create a more rehabilitative environment in prisons in England and Wales?
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Use of digital, scientific and other technologies by the police and wider criminal justice system
How can the police and wider criminal justice system best balance the potential benefits and risks of using new technologies?
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Public trust and confidence in the police
Public trust and confidence in the police is low. How can forces improve this across all groups, including addressing issues around workforce and culture?
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Women’s experiences of crime and the criminal justice system
How can the government and criminal justice system (CJS) address violence and abuse against women and girls? How can the CJS work effectively for women, as victims or offenders?
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Victims’ access to justice and support
How can the government and justice system improve crime victims’ access to justice and appropriate support, including for digital-enabled crimes?
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Issues affecting courts and the justice system
Our horizon scan identified several issues affecting courts and the justice system. This article focuses on three areas: court capacity, the constitutional role of courts, and miscarriages of justice.
Acknowledgements
POST would like to thank consultation respondents and peer reviewers for kindly giving up their time to support this work, including:
- Chara Bakalis, Oxford Brookes University
- Dr Chris Baldwin, University of Cumbria*
- Dr Anna Barker, University of Leeds
- Dr Barry Blackburn, Canterbury Christ Church University*
- Professor Rose Broad, University of Manchester
- Professor Adam Crawford, York Law School, University of York
- Professor Julia Davidson OBE, University of East London
- Dr Amy Elkington, University of Chichester*
- Annie Estlin, Office of the Police Chief Scientific Advisor*
- Professor Jenny Fleming, University of Southampton
- Dr Claire Fox, University of Manchester*
- Dr Cerian Griffiths, Northumbria University*
- Dr James Greenwood-Reeves, University of Leeds*
- Professor Karen Harrison, Lincoln Law School, University of Lincoln*
- Dr. Samantha Hauptman, Plymouth Marjon University*
- Dr Keir Irwin-Rogers, The Open University
- Professor Jessica Jacobson, Birkbeck, University of London
- Dr Ngosa Kambashi, Bath Spa University*
- Carolyn Lovell, Office of the Police Chief Scientific Advisor*
- Professor Denise Martin, Northumbria University*
- Dr Claire McLoone-Richards, University of Worcester*
- Professor Susan McVie, Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh
- Dr Lula Mecinska, University of Cumbria
- Professor Angus Nurse, Anglia Ruskin University*
- Professor Marion Oswald, Northumbria University*
- Emma Piasecki, Northumbria University*
- Dr Gethin Rees, Newcastle University*
- Neena Samota, Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice, St Mary’s University*
- Professor Katherine Smith, University of Strathclyde
- Dr Kreseda Smith, Harper Adams University*
- Dr Clare Torrible, University of Bristol*
- Professor Tony Ward, Northumbria University*
- Professor Beth Weaver, University of Strathclyde
- Professor Richard Whitecross, Edinburgh Napier University*
- Emily Woodruff, University of Warwick
*denotes people and organisations who acted as external reviewers of the briefing.
