Crime and Disorder

Action for Race Equality in partnership with Clinks will be hosting a two-part event on ethnic inequalities in the criminal justice system.

The online event bringing together researchers, practitioners, and community voices to explore how racial and ethnic disparities persist and accumulate across the justice system.

Drawing on new findings from the ESRC-funded “Cumulative Disadvantage in the CJS” and linked Ministry of Justice Data First datasets, the event will provide a platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and the co-creation of solutions.

The Disclosure and Barring Service puts safeguarding at the heart of all they do. The Disclosure and Barring Service help employers make safer recruitment and employment decisions by processing and issuing DBS checks for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. DBS also maintains the adults’ and children’s Barred Lists and makes considered decisions, as to whether an individual should be included on one or both of these lists and barred from engaging in regulated activity.

Clinks quarterly women’s networking forums, hosted in partnership with the Agenda Alliance, provide support, information and networking opportunities to those working with women in contact with the criminal justice system. They include updates on policy, member activity and host speakers on relevant topics. Clinks CEO, Anne Fox is a member of the Women’s Justice Board, and the forums provide an opportunity for her to update members about the Board’s work.

Clinks Families Network meetings provide support, information and networking opportunities to those supporting families who have contact with the criminal justice system. Clinks also welcome a broader network of agencies, academic institutions and community support services who put the needs of families at the heart of what they do.

Following the publication of the Independent Sentencing Review’s final report, the Government is now expected to expand the provision of women’s problem-solving courts (WPSC), otherwise known as Intensive Supervision Courts. Given this context, this latest evidence review explores the evolution of the evidence-base on the effectiveness of WPSCs, both in the UK and internationally.  

Authored by Dr Sarah Waite and Dr Alexandria Bradley, the review covers: 

Are you new to working or volunteering in prisons? Do you have volunteers or staff members who want to increase their understanding of the prison system?

Working or volunteering in a prison can be quite daunting due to the many complexities associated with its unique environment and establishing the role of the voluntary sector within that can be challenging.