Everything you need to know about secure units - Russell Webster
WEBOct 8, 2018 — There are 60 secure units for young people in Great Britain: 28 hospitals in England and one in Wales (a mixture of high dependency units (HDUs), psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs), low and medium secure units) 14 SCHs in England, five in Scotland, one in Wales. Three STCs, all in England. Four YOIs for …
Russell Webster keeps you up to date with drugs and crime
WEBPeter Dawson Director, Prison Reform Trust. "Russell goes about his craft in a way that is both supportive, taking account of competing pressures on those he seeks to engage, and challenging through honest feedback and thought provoking conclusions." Carrie Peters Director of Operations, Ingeus Justice. Russell Webster keeps you up to date with ...
Demand on the criminal justice system continues to grow
WEBAug 16, 2024 — At Crown Court the proportion of defendants remanded in custody increased to 52%, up from 51% in the previous year. Remand continues to be over-used. Across all criminal courts, 26% of defendants that were sentenced after being remanded in custody received a non-custodial sentence. Of the defendants remanded in custody at …
The Greater Manchester Problem Solving Court - Russell Webster
WEBT he Problem Solving Court (PSC) approach in Greater Manchester is a process in which the woman, the courts, probation services and women’s centres work together to support the woman to adhere to her court order and to achieve positive outcomes for herself. As part of the order, the woman attends reviews with a dedicated bench of magistrates ...
Young criminalised women’s needs are neglected - Russell Webster
WEBDec 1, 2023 — A Call to Action, a new briefing from Agenda Alliance and Alliance for Youth Justice, has revealed young women are the worst affected by skyrocketing rates of self-harm in women’s prisons. Agenda Alliance’s analysis shows that young women are self-harming more than any other age group in women’s prisons, and on average, are harming ...
Thinking Skills Programme (TSP) does reduce reoffending
WEBAug 2, 2023 — The TSP is designed to reduce general reoffending by supporting improvements in four ways: Developing thinking skills (such as problem solving, flexible thinking, consequential thinking, critical reasoning) Applying these skills to managing personal risk factors. Applying thinking skills to developing personally relevant protective factors.
Pregnancy, criminal justice and social services - Russell Webster
WEBDec 7, 2023 — Last week (29 November 2023), the charity Birth Companions published its new Spotlight paper, looking at the needs and experiences of women in ‘dual contact’ with the criminal justice and children’s social care systems during pregnancy and early motherhood.. The paper outlines the context, highlight key evidence, shares recommendations for improving women’s experience of this ‘dual ...
Language barriers in the criminal justice system
WEBMar 17, 2022 — The Bell Foundation, in partnership with the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR), Victim Support and the Centre for Justice Innovation has just (15 March 2022) published a series of six research outputs relating to language barriers in the criminal justice system.. The series highlights the systemic issues in the criminal justice system which leave staff unsupported to ...
Food matters in prisons - Russell Webster
WEBJan 17, 2024 — The charity Food Matters has today (17 January 2024) published a new briefing that examines the current state of food systems in UK prisons and makes key recommendations for improving prisoner welfare and security through food. Underpinning the briefing is the belief that food should be part of the “solution to criminal behaviour”, forming an integral part of a rehabilitative environment.
Mental health crisis forces prisoners into inhumane isolation
WEBJan 25, 2024 — This report provides an overview of outcomes for men in closed adult prisons with mental health needs who are being held in CSUs. It is based on: A survey completed by IMBs at over 30 closed adult men’s prisons in England for four weeks during late Autumn 2022. A follow up survey six months later in Spring 2023 completed by IMBs who had ...