Policing & Diversion

This briefing brings together the latest evidence on young adults in the ‘revolving door’ of crisis and crime. Its aim is to consider what can be done to prevent these young adults from getting caught there.

The Police Foundation researchers facilitated consultation sessions with our New Gen lived experience forum, our women’s forum and our northern and southern forums. The aim of the consultations was to understand how experiences of the criminal justice system filter through to the everyday person and whether there were differences in perceptions across people’s demographics.

The purpose of this guide is to enable commissioners and providers to plan for, implement and embed peer support within their Liaison and Diversion (L&D) services.

This review looks at Liaison and Diversion peer support pathfinder sites in Birmingham & Solihull and Wiltshire. It evaluates peer support from the point of view of service users and peer supporters and analyses the social value return on investment.

This peer study seeks to understand the extent of repeat victimisation among people who have moved from the streets into supported accommodation in London. It also explores the barriers these people face when reporting crime, progressing through the criminal justice process and accessing support.

This report examines the key progress made in the criminal justice system in the past decade for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities. 10 years after Lord Bradley’s landmark 2009 report, it looks at what is needed now to ensure we make another decade of difference.

To mark our 25th Anniversary, we have launched new analysis showing the extent of the ‘revolving door’. The revolving door is not inevitable, and it is our goal to stop it by intervening at the critical stage of young adulthood.

This spotlight looks at substance misuse and shares emerging good practice across the UK. Strong evidence links deprivation, social inequalities and substance misuse-related harms. Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have a vital role to play in improving life chances and reducing crime.

This timely spotlight focuses on promising and innovative work on young adults that Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs)…

This review looks at the most recent Police and Crime Plans. It focuses on plans for multiple and…

This briefing outlines key areas and activities which Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) candidates should prioritise for the…

This is the first in a series of spotlights highlighting promising strategies, schemes and approaches developed by Police…