ICPR SLSA Guest Edited Blog Series
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.
Prison populations continue to rise in many parts of the world, with 11.5 million held in prisons worldwide
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 feel like outsiders at court proceedings about their children
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 publishes Guidance Note on prison data collection in Commonwealth countries
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.
ICPR is recruiting a new Director
We are thrilled to announce a unique opportunity! We are looking for a distinguished individual to take up the role of Professor and Director of the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR).
Rights and wrongs of prison labour laws explored in new ICPR briefing
ICPR’s new briefing paper, “Labouring Behind Bars”, explores work in prison through the lens of international human rights law. This is the first of a series of publications in the project ‘Unlocking potential: towards effective, sustainable, and ethical provision of work opportunities for prisoners and prison leavers’.
Catherine Heard addresses United Nations high level event on incarceration
I was invited to speak about female imprisonment trends at an event at the UN’s headquarters in Geneva, which took ...
A new weapon against laws punishing poverty and status
Catherine Heard discusses the 8 March Principles for a Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law Proscribing Conduct Associated with Sex, Reproduction, Drug Use, HIV, Homelessness and Poverty, noting their potential to reduce the disproportionately harmful impacts of imprisonment on marginalized and stigmatized communities