📢 Out-of-court resolutions save time and money, reduce reoffending, and are often preferred by victims. Yet some forces use them far more than others. How does your local police force compare? 🔗 Start exploring here: www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...

💡The slow road to the bench: reforming magistrate recruitment What is going on with the magistrate recruitment system? Why does it take years to begin sitting? And is the process biased? 📖 @penelopegibbs.bsky.social explores in our latest Insight: www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...

On the day gov stats show delays increasing in the mags' courts our team are going through findings of our volunteers who observed mags' courts in London this year. Their reflections show why justice is slow & why the process is often not very just.

Out of court resolutions are effective, efficient & often preferred by victims. But how much are police forces using them? 🔗📊 Check our newly updated 2025 crime resolution tracker: www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...

The illegal prosecution of c 59,000 people for not having the right ticket/fare evasion is the biggest (in terms of numbers) British miscarriage of justice ever. All those illegally convicted - railway companies wrongly used single justice procedure court process www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...

As ever, I learned a lot during this podcast - not only about the serious failings in our current approach to women in conflict with the law but how to go about creating a more just and effective system. Do have a listen to two very well informed contributors sharing their thoughts and experience.

Well worth a listen. Women’s prisons are genuinely appalling and getting worse. They receive very little press coverage despite being more violent than men’s prisons and having a self-harm rate equivalent to around 6 incidents per prisoner per year

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Should stealing baby milk to feed your child lead to prison? Dr Sarah Waite & Lucy Campbell discuss how the prison system is failing women & what could be done to improve society’s response to women in crisis. 🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/32d390

Excellent (as ever) sleuthing by Penelope on one of the massive holes in available data in the criminal justice system — in this case yet another on the ‘single justice procedure’, the process for prosecuting low-level offences based on paper submissions, with no court hearing.

A fantastic article by @penelopegibbs.bsky.social, building on the work of @kirkkorner.bsky.social Highlights additional problems with the Single Justice Procedure (#SJP), this time related to the #HMCTS Libra case management system And the system failing #openjustice principles. #UKlegal

💡Transform Justice Director @penelopegibbs.bsky.social went on a mission to uncover the mysterious single justice procedure case files hidden from public view. Read more in our latest Insight ⬇️ www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...

How do we navigate questions of mental illness, ‘insanity’ and culpability in our justice system? Bradley Hillier and Rhona Friedman discuss on the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast. 🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/319ef0 #CriminalJustice #MentalHealth #TransformJusticePodcast

⚠️Faulty court technology is preventing the public from seeing crucial evidence. Across dozens of hearings, courtwatchers saw faulty video screen links to be a source of delays and found they were unable to see the evidence originally intended to be viewed by the entire courtroom. 🧵[1/6]

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Should someone with schizophrenia stand trial? In our 50th episode (🤯) Dr Bradley Hillier and Rhona Friedman of Commons Law discuss how defendants with serious mental health conditions are treated in the justice system. 🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/319ef0

The single justice procedure has been used extensively to prosecute Covid rulebreakers - but was this really a fair way of dealing with the issue? @kirstybrimelow.bsky.social discusses in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast ⬇️ 🔗🎧Catch up on the full episode now: pod.fo/e/30221c

The latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast explores the ins and outs and failings of the controversial single justice procedure. Here @penelopegibbs.bsky.social discusses one particularly shocking case ⬇️ 🎧🔗Catch up on the full episode now: pod.fo/e/30221c

Under the single justice procedure, parents can be prosecuted for the non-attendance of their children at school. In fact, in 2024, there were over 20,000 parents convicted for this offence - which is a strict liability offence, meaning there are very few valid excuses to avoid prosecution.

Speed has replaced just decision making with the convey belt Single Justice Procedure (SJP) - reform is needed now. On this Transform Justice podcast, our Vice Chair Kirsty Brimelow KC discusses how the SJP works and what it means for people facing charges. Listen now ⬇️ lnkd.in/e4N4ADKm

If you regularly travel in London, you probably see signs like these all the time. TFL proudly displays huge numbers representing people given penalty fares and prosecuted, to dissuade members of the public from evading travel fares and protect their revenue. 🧵[1/4]

The teenager was convicted in a fast-track Single Justice Procedure hearing conducted in private

Currently, 38% of defendants in open magistrates’ court hearings don’t plead, compared to 73% of single justice procedure defendants… 🔗Our new report explores the ins and outs, the issues and the human impact of the single justice procedure: www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...

What offences are most commonly dealt with through the single justice procedure? 🔗Get into the nuts and bolts of this conveyor-belt justice process, as well as some of the human stories (uncovered by @kirkkorner.bsky.social) - read our latest report now: transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...

🎧Have you listened to our latest podcast episode yet? @kirstybrimelow.bsky.social joins @penelopegibbs.bsky.social & @robroballen.bsky.social to explore the single justice procedure and what it means for the vulnerable people who often fall victim of its impersonal nature. 🔗➡️ pod.fo/e/30221c

Single justice procedure prosecutions make up the majority of all prosecutions in the magistrates’ courts. In our new report, we detail how the SJP works, its failings and how we could improve this impersonal ‘conveyor-belt’ process. 🔗Read the report here: transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...

The very first podcast @penelopegibbs.bsky.social and I did more than 3 years ago was on the conveyor belt of the single justice procedure. Have a listen to the latest episode to find out what if anything has changed about it since then.

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Online guilty pleas. No open hearings. Defendants convicted without their knowledge. The Single Justice Procedure was designed for efficiency. But what happens when speed trumps justice? ‪@kirstybrimelow.bsky.social‬ joins us to discuss 🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/30221c

⚙️ The Single Justice Procedure was meant to speed up justice. But has it come at the cost of fairness? Our latest report explores how a quiet courtroom revolution may be undermining defendants' rights. Read now: www.transformjustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...

The Criminal Courts Review has highlighted that victims can be equally or more satisfied with resolving their case out of court than in court. The review has called for the enhanced use of out of court resolutions to address the court backlog. [1/6]

Our latest report featured by the brilliant Russell Webster ⬇️ Join us on Monday 14th July to hear all about our findings, alongside Phillip Bowen & Emily Spurrell. Sign up now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1417453324...

Should prison officers be allowed to use pepper spray on children in prison? @laurajanes.bsky.social discusses on the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast. A must-listen for anyone interested in youth justice - catch up now: 🔗➡️ pod.fo/e/2eff5e

The Criminal Courts Review has given a resounding endorsement to expanding the use of out of court resolutions to address the courts backlog. Justice delayed is justice denied, and resolving out of court can provide victims a timely resolution to their crime. [1/5]

Lord Leveson's review of efficiency in courts in E&W is a curate's egg - good in parts. Great is his support for resolving crime out of court instead of clogging up magistrates' courts with comparatively trivial cases. Our recent research with victims suggested most are not focused on having their

Register for @transformjustice.bsky.social's webinar “Beyond the courtroom: do out of court resolutions work for victims?”, which will cover new research on victims' experiences of crime & the criminal justice system. 🗓️ 14 July 🕙 10-11am BST 📍 Online Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the...

What do victims think about having minor crimes resolved in court, versus out of court? The results are pretty clear… so why are out of court resolutions still so under-utilised? Dive into all our latest research - download the report here: 🔗 www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...

⚠️Have you signed up for our next webinar yet? On Monday 14th July we’ll be gathering online for a free webinar to explore our latest research into the experiences and priorities of victims in the criminal justice system. 🔗Sign up here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the... #OutofCourtResolutions

Institutionalised child abuse? Dr Anne-Marie Day discusses solitary confinement for children in our must-listen latest podcast episode. 🎧🔗Catch up now: pod.fo/e/2eff5e

Our latest report explores victims’ experiences in the criminal justice system. One fascinating piece of data we collected was victims’ priorities after experiencing a crime. Download the report for free to see where the rest of the answers ranked: 🔗 www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...

New research into victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system! Read our latest report now ⬇️ 💡Beyond the courtroom: do out of court resolutions work for victims? | www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/... A huge thank you to Dr. Heydari for reviewing the report and for her kind words.

Worth a listen. Informative and engaging… 👇🏽

💡VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT💡Read Annalena’s full Insight on our website: www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight... With almost 50 hearing observations under her belt already, Annalena is a certified courtwatching superstar and is never short of interesting cases to discuss.

💡Just released: new Transform Justice report! An essential read for anyone interested in diversion, the report compares victims’ experiences of the court system versus out of court resolutions. 🔗Dive into our findings - read it now! www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...

🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨 "Institutionalised abuse" is how some describe our treatment of children in custody. Dr Anne-Marie Day & Dr Laura Janes join us to discuss why children are detained & what it's like for a child. A vital listen for anyone concerned about youth justice! 🎧🔗 pod.fo/e/2eff5e

🎙️New episode of the Transform Justice Podcast coming tomorrow 👀 Featuring @laurajanes.bsky.social and @anne-marieday.bsky.social‬ alongside hosts @penelopegibbs.bsky.social‬ and Rob Allen, episode 48 explores the misuse - and overuse - of child imprisonment. Don't miss it - follow the podcast ⬇️

Check out @penelopegibbs.bsky.social's article in @thetimes.com today, discussing our newly published research into victims' experiences of the criminal justice system. 🔗Read the Times article here: www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

💡Just released: new Transform Justice report! An essential read for anyone interested in diversion, the report compares victims’ experiences of the court system versus out of court resolutions. 🔗Dive into our findings - read it now! www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...

🎧 Have you listened to our latest podcast episode on the Sentencing Review yet? - pod.fo/e/2dc5c6

An issue ignored is a crisis ensured 🆘 Could the prisons crisis finally push long-overdue justice reforms over the line? @theobserveruk.bsky.social’s Rachel Sylvester joins us to unpack the Sentencing Review and what it could mean for the future of criminal justice. 🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/2dc5c6

Following heartbreaking insight from Jade, a victim of grooming gangs who was convicted for sexual offences as a child, Paula Harriott explains our campaign for wider change regarding childhood criminal records on Woman's Hour. 🔗Catch up on the full segment here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

What do victims want from the criminal justice system - and what do they think of out of court resolutions? Join us on Monday 14th July for a free webinar to discuss our new research into victim’s experiences of the criminal justice system. 🔗 Sign up here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the...

What do victims want from the criminal justice system - and what do they think of out of court resolutions? Join us on Monday 14th July for a free webinar to discuss our new research into victim’s experiences of the criminal justice system. 🔗 Sign up here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the...