Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research
icpr.bsky.social
Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research
@icpr.bsky.social
ICPR conducts justice-focused research that drives meaningful policy change and public debate while upholding principles of fairness and human rights. www.icpr.org.uk
Manages the World Prison Brief @worldprisonbrief.bsky.social
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🎬 Watch What Do You Think?, a powerful film created by @revdoors.bsky.social & @icpr.bsky.social as part of our partnership with @mediatrust.bsky.social

The film highlights the role of co-produced research in creating a fairer justice system.

www.criminaljusticealliance.org/resources/me...
Criminal Justice Alliance and Media Trust Films | Criminal Justice Alliance
Criminal Justice Alliance and Media Trust Films
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October 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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I am doing a survey to gather people’s experiences of receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Adult Disability Payment
(ADP) to highlight the impact that disability benefits can have on the wellbeing of disabled people.

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May 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Our upcoming criminal justice research symposium on 8 May will include a workshop on AI in criminal justice, featuring:

- Griff Ferris, @statewatch.bsky.social
- Dr Patrick Williams, Harm to Healing Coalition
- Dr Bina Bhardwa, @icpr.bsky.social

criminaljusticealliance.org/symposium-20...
April 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Findings of ICPR's Voicing Loss project are the subject of an article published today in The Conversation. theconversation.com/im-utterly-u...
‘I’m utterly utterly despondent and disappointed.’ Bereaved families describe being failed by the inquest system
Many bereaved relatives hope an inquest will identify institutional failings that contributed to the death - but the system is often not up to the challenge.
theconversation.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The prison population stands at 87,199. There are 105 more people in prison than there were last week.

By the prison service's own measure of safe and decent accommodation, there is room for only 79,428. The population is 7,771 above this level.

howardleague.org/prison-watch/
February 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
On 5 March ICPR Director and UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Dr Mai Sato, will speak at an Amnesty International roundtable discussion on "Voices of Resistance: Progressing Women's Rights in Iran." More information and registration details can be found below.
February 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Global female incarceration on the rise
The sixth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List shows female prison population growing faster than male population worldwide. www.russellwebster.com/global-femal... via @icpr.bsky.social
Global female incarceration on the rise - Russell Webster
The sixth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List shows female prison population growing faster than male population worldwide.
www.russellwebster.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Female prison population growing faster than male, worldwide, according to the 6th edition of our World Female Imprisonment List, published today www.prisonstudies.org/news/female-...
Female prison population growing faster than male, worldwide | World Prison Brief
New prison population data reveals that the number of female prisoners has grown much faster than that of male prisoners. Since 2000, the number of women and girls in prison has surged by 57%, compare...
www.prisonstudies.org
February 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Our new briefing, Out of Court Resolutions and Young Adults, provides practitioners with practice principles to improve the use of out of court resolutions for young adults aged 18–24.

Read it in full here: justiceinnovation.org/publications...
February 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"Public opinion and sentencing reform" - new blog by Professor Mike Hough www.icpr.org.uk/news-events/...
Professor Mike Hough: Public opinion and sentencing reform | Institute for Criminal Policy Research
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January 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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"I am utterly, utterly despondent and disappointed in the whole system."

Today, @icpr.bsky.social has published the first-ever report on the experiences of families bereaved by gambling at inquests.

www.gamblingwithlives.org/press/gwl-fa...
GwL families in first-ever study of gambling at inquests - gamblingwithlives.org
Today the Voicing Loss project has published a ground-breaking report on the experiences of families bereaved by gambling-related suicide during the inquest process.
www.gamblingwithlives.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ICPR today published a new report based on findings of the Voicing Loss research on the coroner service. This report, produced with Gamble With Lives, examines experiences of the inquest process among families and bereaved by gambling-related suicide. www.icpr.org.uk/news-events/...
New report on findings of ICPR's Voicing Loss study, co-published with Gambling with Lives | Institute for Criminal Policy Research
www.icpr.org.uk
January 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM