The law and practice of prison work provision in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are explained in a new publication from the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research

ICPR’s latest publication Prison data collection: A Guidance Note makes the case for the systematic collection and regular publication of the most important facts and figures about prison populations.

Today (18th June) the largest ever study of bereaved people’s experiences of the inquest process in England and Wales will be published by Birkbeck, University of London and the University of Bath.

Online fraud is an everyday ‘trip hazard’ that we have become, or are under pressure to become, better skilled at and (sadly) accustomed to navigating. The volume, sophistication, and constant barrage of fraud risks makes the task of filtering out this ‘background noise’ challenging and, most importantly, makes us ever more reliant on credible and trusted sources of information.

ICPR is delighted to have been selected to host a Guest Edited Blog series on our programme of research on lay participation in the courts for the Socio-Legal Studies Association.

Some 11.5 million people are held in penal institutions throughout the world, according to the latest edition of the World Prison Population List (WPPL), researched and compiled by Helen Fair and Roy Walmsley and published on 1 May 2024 by the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR), at Birkbeck, University of London.

Parents often perceive themselves to be outsiders or by-standers at court proceedings about their children, according to new research conducted by Birkbeck, University of London and Revolving Doors.

ICPR’s latest publication "Prison data collection in Commonwealth countries: A Guidance Note" makes the case for the systematic collection and regular publication of the most important facts and figures about prison populations.