The Howard League for Penal Reform has a long and strong history of working alongside the academic and research communities. A guiding principle of our work has been to develop new ideas and understanding of the consequences of changes and innovations in the penal system.
Due to the current situation regarding COVID-19 we have taken a decision to postpone our Crime, Justice and Social Harms conference which was going to be held on 31 March – 1 April 2020 at Keble College, Oxford. The new dates will be 23–24 March 2021.
This guide provides legal and practical guidance for defence lawyers to resist applications to remand children to custody.
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The Howard League’s legal work and contact with children during the Covid-19 pandemic shows that this is a particularly difficult time for children in custody
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This is the sixth briefing from the Howard League’s programme to end the criminalisation of children in residential care.
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First briefing to be published as part of the Howard League’s programme on justice and fairness in prisons.
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A pamphlet for the Howard League for Penal Reform by Linda Mulcahy, Meredith Rossner and Emma Rowden
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This guide has been designed to help staff in custody to use the law protecting children’s rights to ensure that children leave custody at the earliest opportunity with the support they need
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Howard League briefing an arrests of children in England and Wales in 2018
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The work of the Howard League to make the rights of children in trouble a reality in England and Wales
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