International conference
Crime, Justice and Social Harms
will be held on 31 March–1 April 2020 at Keble College, Oxford.
Research
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.
Featured publications
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What if the dock was abolished in criminal courts?
NEW A pamphlet for the Howard League for Penal Reform by Linda Mulcahy, Meredith Rossner and Emma Rowden
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Supporting children from custody into the community
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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Child arrests in England and Wales 2018
Howard League briefing an arrests of children in England and Wales in 2018
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All our children
The work of the Howard League to make the rights of children in trouble a reality in England and Wales
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Representing looked-after children at the police station
A step-by-step guide for lawyers.
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Arresting the entry of women into the criminal justice system
A report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System. This briefing scopes the situation as regards the arrests of women.
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‘Know your numbers’: Using data to monitor and address criminalisation
This is the fifth briefing from the Howard League’s programme to end the criminalisation of children in residential care.
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Playing for change
The report exploring Probationary: The Game of Life on Licence, a co-produced artwork that takes the form of a board game which aims to offer new insights into the lived experiences of those on licence to probation.
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