Reports & insights

Reports

Our reports are the final output of research projects, tackling the biggest issues in crime and justice

Apr 20
3 min

CASSPLUS Evaluation

Read our evaluation of CASSPLUS, a service which provides free support to defendants in Magistrates across Devon & Cornwall

Mar 25
1 min

MOPAC Victims Strategic Needs Assessment

MOPAC has published the biggest ever review of victims services in London produced and delivered by Crest.

Jan 19
4 min

The use of out-of-court disposals and diversion at the ‘front end’

This project investigated whether and how the use of OOCDs could be expanded to help ease pressure on the system

Jan 10
3 min

Policing the Pandemic

Crest's joint report with the Police Foundation sets out how UK policing responded to the challenges of the first 12 months of the pandemic

Insights

We regularly publish insights from our in-house team of experts and other guest contributors, commenting on the latest crime and justice developments

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2 days ago
7 min

Stop and Search: The evidence – In conversation with national experts

Tuesday 11 May 2022 Introduction In April, Crest hosted a roundtable discussion to mark the launch of our research project; Stop and...

May 11
6 min

Legislation, legislation, legislation: why crime tops the Bill

Crest Senior Associate Danny Shaw runs the rule over the main legislative changes affecting crime and justice set out in the Queen's Speech.

Apr 13
16 min

Running out of credit: Mobile phone tech and the birth of county lines

Joe Caluori, Beth Mooney and Ellen Kirk explore the relationship between mobile phone technology and county lines

Mar 8
9 min

Police reform - a blueprint for change

Crest experts consider the key findings from the Police Foundation's strategic review into policing in England and Wales

Feb 4
14 min

Drill down: Drill music, social media and serious youth violence

In the first of two ‘long reads’, Joe Caluori and Patrick Olajide look at the controversies surrounding ‘Drill’ music.

Jan 27
4 min

Making sense of crime: what do the latest figures reveal about trends in offending and detections?

Danny Shaw examines the latest crime figures released by the Office for National Statistics

OUR NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTOR

Reports & insights

CASSPLUS Evaluation

MOPAC Victims Strategic Needs Assessment

The use of out-of-court disposals and diversion at the ‘front end’

Policing the Pandemic

Stop and Search: The evidence – In conversation with national experts

Legislation, legislation, legislation: why crime tops the Bill

Running out of credit: Mobile phone tech and the birth of county lines

Police reform - a blueprint for change

Drill down: Drill music, social media and serious youth violence

Making sense of crime: what do the latest figures reveal about trends in offending and detections?

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OUR NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTOR

Reports & insights

CASSPLUS Evaluation

MOPAC Victims Strategic Needs Assessment

The use of out-of-court disposals and diversion at the ‘front end’

Policing the Pandemic

Stop and Search: The evidence – In conversation with national experts

Legislation, legislation, legislation: why crime tops the Bill

Running out of credit: Mobile phone tech and the birth of county lines

Police reform - a blueprint for change

Drill down: Drill music, social media and serious youth violence

Making sense of crime: what do the latest figures reveal about trends in offending and detections?

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London

EC2A 3DR

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