APPG INQUIRY
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System inquiry is investigating policy and practice regarding girls and the criminal justice system.
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Community Programmes Award
These annual awards celebrate best practice in community sentencing and champion the cutting edge of the criminal justice system, with work in the community that challenges and changes people for the better.
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U R BOSS
Supported by the Big Lottery Fund, U R Boss provides a national programme of participation opportunities and support for young people in custody and recently released into the community.
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RESEARCH
The Howard League for Penal Reform has a strong history of working alongside the academic and research communities.
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OUR LEGAL WORK
The Howard League legal team provide free, independent and confidential advice, assistance and representation on a wide range of issues to young people under 21 in custody.
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MEMBERSHIP
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Read moreUpdates from The Howard League
- 26.01.12 / Boy dies at Cookham Wood: The Howard League responds Andrew Neilson, director of campaigns said, “We are shocked to hear the news of a second child dying within a week at a young offender institution in England, and this should be matter of major public concern. Cookham Wood prison has had a chequered past. Bullying is rife and children are repeatedly restrained by staff, far more than elsewhere in the children’s prison estate." Read the full statement >
- 24.01.12 / Police have marginal impact on crime rate In the run up to the elections of police and crime commissioners, Professor Robert Reiner is to challenge the current view of the role of the police in the new paper titled In praise of fire brigade policing: Contra common sense conceptions of the police role. He argues for a rediscovery of the social role of policing, beyond crime control, and a frank recognition that they are primarily there as a first line response to people in distress. Read the full press release >
- 23.01.12 / Inqury into girls completes third hearing The All Party Parliamentary Group on women in the penal system held an oral hearing as part of it's inquiry inquiry into girls and the penal system in the House of Lords on Tuesday 24 January. It focused on pre-court and court disposals for girls and looked at good practice in keeping girls out of the courts. Find out more about the inquiry >
- 16.01.12 / The Howard League launches Community Progammes Awards 2012 The Howard League for Penal Reform has launched its Community Programmes Awards 2012 and is looking for successful and innovative community programmes in the criminal justice sector to compete for the coveted awards. Find out more about the Awards >
