Whilst there is consensus around the urgency of tackling extremism, there remains a lack of clarity about how the government should respond.

The results of the Spending Review for 2020-23 are to be announced in the autumn. For policing and justice, the outcome will be critical.

In a sense, the latest statistics are like looking in the rear view mirror. They do not illustrate the dramatic impact of the lockdown.

Following the publication of our report, 'What is driving serious violence: drugs', Crest presented to a panel of cross-party MPs and peers.

This is the second in a series of reports investigating the drivers of serious violence in England and Wales in recent years.

Ministers have made bold promises on new investment into policing. Inevitably there will be ‘strings attached.

If Dominic Cummings is to be believed, the present government is not going to run on the normal rules of conventional politics.

With concern about crime continuing to rise among the electorate, Crest looks at five key crime and justice challenges.

Our report findings show the government has failed to capitalise on a 73% fall in the number of children being given custodial sentences.

For in virtually any year aside from the last three years, last week's figures would be the subject of national soul-searching.

Boris Johnson has promised to fund 20,000 extra police officers in England and Wales over the next three years.

Crest’s Harvey Redgrave and Gate One’s James Swaffield identify 5 key ways to make VRUs a success.