Criminal justice
Our research assesses the performance of criminal justice services and how to improve them.
Performance Tracker 2023
Performance Tracker 2023: Police
Forces are starting to reverse poor performance, but severe challenges still remain.
Performance Tracker 2023: Prisons
Poor long-term planning means prison populations have exploded, with dire consequences for rehabilitation and prisoner safety.
Performance Tracker 2023: Criminal courts
Demand is becoming more complex, backlogs are at record highs, and productivity is declining
Productivity Pitches #2: criminal justice and law enforcement
By highlighting outstanding examples of innovation across public services, Productivity Pitches, a new series of events hosted by the IfG, aims to share and support ways to improve performance levels.
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Our analysis
Police accountability
Several recent high-profile scandals have brought into focus the need for strengthened police accountability.
Reunification of probation services
MoJ's preparations for the reunification of services and their transition back into the department.
The criminal justice system
The UK criminal justice system is facing unprecedented court case backlogs and record prisoner numbers.
The government's Sentencing Bill won’t fix its prison problems
Increasing sentences is empty rhetoric given our packed prisons.
Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget 2024 did little to address long-term problems in public services
With the dust settled on the budget, Nick Davies looks at what it means for public services.
Six things we learnt from the 2023 autumn statement
The chancellor presented his autumn statement alongside the latest forecasts from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.
In conversation with Sir Mark Rowley, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service
Sir Mark discusses the future of the Metropolitan Police and how he intends to achieve his priorities.
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