What do children in England and Wales think and know about sentencing? Our new report explores the findings from a survey of 1,038 children over the minimum age of criminal responsibility (aged 10-17). Read the full report here: sentencingacademy.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Who’s in Prison and What’s the Purpose of Imprisonment? A Survey of Public Knowledge and Attitudes. Our new report finds limited knowledge of the composition of the prison population and scepticism about its effectiveness to rehabilitate or punish. Read: sentencingacademy.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Well done, Cara 👏👏👏👏

Over half of people think prisons are not effective according to a new survey. It has revealed a significant lack of knowledge about prisons, including the kinds of offences the prison population is being held for, and rates of reoffending thejusticegap.com/survey-reveals…

We invited Sentencing Academy to reflect on the findings of its recent survey on the public’s knowledge of the prison population and the purpose of imprisonment. Find out more in Dr Jonathan Bild's blog: magistrates-association.org.uk/blog/what-do-t…

Submissions (85 of them) to the NSW Sentencing Council’s (NSWSentencingCouncil) review on good character in sentencing are now live on their website. sentencingcouncil.nsw.gov.au/our-work/curre…

This Sentencing Academy report finds limited knowledge of the composition of the prison population and scepticism about the effectiveness of prison to rehabilitate or punish

Very pleased to be one of the authors of this Sentencing Academy report exploring what 1,038 children aged 10-17 think and know about sentencing.

Rewarding discussions with students at Maynooth University about the book I wrote with Avril Brandon about minority ethnic prisoners’ experiences of the Covid-19 lockdown. Book details: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/covid-19-and-m…

A break from social media over the festive season. Have a good Christmas and all good wishes for the coming year.

Brilliant service from Green Flag earlier when my battery gave up the ghost. Many thanks to Brian.

Following the publication of the Independent Sentencing Review's interim report last week, our Director of External Relations Ellie Cumbo considers the challenges ahead: sentencingacademy.org.uk/a-review-of-th…

A new post from us explains the role of the Pre-Sentence Report at sentencing in light of the response to the updated Imposition sentencing guideline. Read the post here: sentencingacademy.org.uk/the-new-imposi…

Would you like to join the Sentencing Academy at a time of great significance for sentencing in England and Wales? We are looking for a Research and Policy Officer for an initial one year fixed-term to help us develop our new Sentencing Hub. Full details: sentencingacademy.org.uk/research-and-p…

Very proud Cara 👏👏👏

Very proud 👏👏👏👏

Good luck to all at Costa Coffee Fosse Park who are raising funds for the Costa Foundation by climbing Snowdon. Great work!

I see Honest Bob Jenrick has a new little videos attacking barristers for representing unpopular clients. Once again for those at the back: Lawyers are not their clients. Which is how, when Jenrick repeatedly broke the law in government, he had lawyers to defend him.

📣Calling all teachers and educators Did you know the Scottish Sentencing Council has a variety of free education resources available? Check out our latest lesson plans for secondary school students on community and prison sentencing👉 tinyurl.com/yv3fe75w

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