Research and Policy
Long-form research papers on matters related to sentencing
Pre-Sentence Reports
Updated: Dec 2025
Sentence Reductions for Guilty Pleas
Updated: Oct 2025
Intoxication and Sentencing
Updated: Oct 2025
The Future of Deferred Sentencing
Updated: Sep 2025
Suspended Sentence Orders in England & Wales
Updated: Aug 2025
Community Orders
Updated: Aug 2025
Reduced Sentences for Assisting Police & Prosecution
Updated: Jun 2025
Measuring Sentence Inflation
Updated: Apr 2025
Coercive Control as Mitigation at Sentencing
Updated: Jun 2024
Sentencing for Murder
Updated: Apr 2024
Victim Personal Statements
Updated: Feb 2024
Sentencing Trends in England & Wales 2002-22
Updated: Oct 2023
Desistance and Sentencing
Updated: Apr 2023
Fines
Updated: Nov 2022
Sentencing Historic Offenders
Updated: Sep 2022
Deferred Sentencing in England & Wales
Updated: Jul 2022
Mental Disorder, Disability and Sentencing
Updated: Jun 2022
Sentencing Black & Ethnic Minority Offenders
Updated: May 2022
Respect and Legitimacy at Sentencing
Updated: Nov 2021
Defendant’s Understanding of Sentencing
Updated: Nov 2021
Sentencing Trends in England & Wales 2009-19
Updated: Jul 2021
Ethnicity and Custodial Sentencing, 2009-19
Updated: Jun 2021
The Effectiveness of Sentencing Options
Updated: Jan 2021