An exploration of the effect of the format and content of expert reports, particularly Streamlined Forensic Reporting (SFR), on assessments of admissibility within criminal casework in England and Wales.

Criminal justice

Male survivors of sexual offences and the criminal justice system

Research concerning the experiences of adult male survivors of sexual offences in reporting to the police from a human rights perspective (current practice and the implications of DSD v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis)

Criminal justice

Understanding law enforcement knowledge and attitudes about sex dolls and sex doll ownership

Investigating law enforcement professionals’ attitudes and judgments towards people who own sex dolls.

Criminal justice

Defendants as victims – a scoping review of vulnerability, victimhood and safeguards from charge to conviction

A scoping review of current law, policy and empirical research on defendants in criminal cases who are also victims of crime.

Criminal justice

Automation of defence solicitors’ initial contact with custody

Automating defence solicitors initial contact with police custody through an online portal that transfers their contact details and comments directly onto the custody record.

Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Intelligence and investigation, Operational policing, Violence (other)

Operation motion mike

Disrupting firearms criminality using cease and disrupt process.

Criminal justice, Digital, Intelligence and investigation, Vulnerability and safeguarding

Citizens Portal and automated messaging

Enabling victims to track updates on crimes they have reported via an online system.

Community engagement, Criminal justice

Secondary reassurance contact (SRA) for victims of hate crimes

Exploring how a secondary response by neighbourhood police officers improved experiences and reduced attrition for victims of hate crime.

Criminal justice

Auto-redaction of text for transfer to the Crown Prosecution Service

Embracing new technologies to solve the problem of text redaction.

Violence against women and girls

Rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) victim feedback

Structured phone interviews with victims to improve police and partners’ understanding of their experiences of investigations.

Criminal justice, Operational policing, Vulnerability and safeguarding

Victim engagement forum

Involving people affected by crime and anti-social behaviour in engagement activities to scrutinise and influence service provision to victims.

crt intervention

Police-initiated diversion for young people

Discretionary interventions initiated by the police, which aim to reduce future offending by diverting targeted young people away from traditional criminal justice processes.

This summary is part of the Crime Reduction Toolkit, which presents the best available research evidence on what works to reduce crime.

Published on

15 May 2024

crt intervention

Trying youths as adults

Published on

10 March 2022

crt intervention

Police-initiated diversion for adults

Discretionary interventions initiated by the police, which aim to reduce subsequent offending by diverting individuals away from traditional criminal justice processes.

This summary is part of the Crime Reduction Toolkit, which presents the best available research evidence on what works to reduce crime.

Published on

15 May 2024

crt intervention

Imprisonment and other custodial sanctions

Used on individuals who break the law to punish them, protect the public and prevent future offending through reform and rehabilitation.

Teen courts

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