The latest views and discussion from Clinks staff and guest writers. We also use blogs to give short updates on our latest projects, as well as briefings on topics of interest to members.
The Community Sentence Treatment Requirements (CSTR) programme in action: Plymouth
Second in a series of blogs on the Community Sentence Treatment Requirements (CSTR) programme, this blog by Clinks and Nacro looks at the Plymouth CSTR site to learn how they became a CSTR site, their learnings, and how service users benefit from this change.
Neurodiversity in the criminal justice system: A review of evidence
This blog by Policy Officer Noorjehan Piperdy explores the review of neurodiversity in the criminal justice system, published by the Criminal Justice Joint Inspectorates, alongside two service user reports published by KeyRing and User Voice.
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How to get involved with the Clinks group that advises the Ministry of Justice
At Clinks, an important part of our work is the Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group. The group is one of the key ways that we support our members to influence officials on prison and probation policy, by providing a forum for senior leaders from the voluntary sector to comment on the Ministry of Justice’s work. The following blog will explain how you can utilise the group to support your advocacy work.
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Summary note of the RR3 Future Regime Design SIG meeting
Summary note of the RR3 Future Regime Design SIG meeting
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We have published our annual report and financial statements 2021-22. The report sets out our activities, achievements this year and plans for future work towards our strategic goals. Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3iMbdX7