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New research reveals devastating impact of pandemic on prisoners

The research offers an opportunity to reassess policy and practice in the quest for effective and balanced responses to COVID-19 challenges.
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Research reveals legal practitioners receive limited or no professional training on preparing witness statements

Research reveals legal practitioners receive limited or no professional training on preparing witness statements

New research reveals vast international disparities in criminal sentences

The report offers lessons for reform to tackle the relentless rise in prisoner numbers seen throughout the world.
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The Ten Country Prisons Project

‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in ten countries’ is a project conducted by the ICPR’s World Prison Research Programme.

Achieving accessible justice through effective participation in courts and tribunals

Birkbeck’s Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR) has published a new book which examines the meaning and importance of 'effective participation' in judicial proceedings.

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School of Law hosts online Summer Research Series

The webinars are part of a free, online series available to the public to hear about Birkbeck's research and topical subjects relating to the Law and Criminology.

Problem-solving practice: encouraging change in the Youth Court

A new report, ‘Time to get it right: enhancing problem-solving practice in the Youth Court’, co-authored by the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck and the Centre for Justice Innovation, is published today.