Ministry of Justice

Process evaluation of the Newham Y2A Hub

[Ministry of Justice (2024)]

Helpful description of the probation hub model of transition from youth to adulthood.

Evaluating ‘Rehabilitative Adjudications’ in 4 English prisons

[Ministry of Justice (2020)]

An evaluation of a rehabilitative approach to disciplinary adjudications on outcomes for prisoners, and the experience of adjudicators delivering this approach.

Keywords: rehab culture, adjudications

Recall, review and re-release of recalled prisoners

[Ministry of Justice (2022)]

Guidance for prison and probation staff involved in the recall, review and re-release of recalled prisoners – including ‘Recall Best Practice Guide: Working with Recalled Prisoners’.

Keywords: recall

Prisoner & staff perceptions of procedural justice: research and analysis

[Ministry of Justice (2019)]

A research and analysis study of procedural justice perceptions of prisoners and prison staff, and the relationship between these perceptions and outcomes.

Keywords: procedural justice

Strengthening Prisoners’ Family Ties – Policy Framework

[Ministry of Justice (2019)]

Rules and guidance for prison staff on supporting the maintenance and development of prisoners’ relationships with family, significant others and friends.

Keywords: families

Self-harm by adult men in prison: a rapid evidence assessment

[Ministry of Justice (2018)]

A review of the evidence to improve understanding of self-harm in adult men in prison, and thereby help inform strategies for supporting those in crisis and identify effective interventions.

Keywords: self harm, safer custody

Separated location of prisoners with sexual convictions: research on the benefits and risks

[Ministry of Justice (2018)]

Report examining the benefits and drawbacks to both separation from, and integration with, the rest of the population, in the management and accommodation of prisoners with convictions for sexual offences.

Keywords: sex offenders

Review on the Care and Management of Transgender Offenders

[Ministry of Justice (2016)]

Report of a review on the care and management of transgender offenders, which found that “the treatment of transgender people… has not kept pace with the development of a more general understanding of the issues surrounding gender in society”.

Keywords: transgender

What works in managing young people who offend?

[Ministry of Justice (2016)]

Review commissioned by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to examine the international research literature on the management of young people who have offended and produced to inform youth justice policy and practice.

Keywords: young people

Former members of the armed forces and the criminal justice system

[Ministry of Justice (2015)]

Report conducted by Stephen Phillips QC MP on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, and the Government’s response to it.

Keywords: veterans