Links
Action for Prisoners Families
The national federation of services supporting families of prisoners
www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk
Alternatives to Violence Project
A national network of volunteers running workshops for anyone
who wants to find ways of resolving conflict without resorting
to violence
http://www.avpbritain.org.uk
The Butler Trust
Encouraging effective care for prisoners through its Annual Award
Scheme for the UK Prison Services
http://www.thebutlertrust.org.uk
Centre for Adolescent Rehabilitation (C-FAR)
Its aims and objectives are to rehabilitate the lives of young
adult male ex-offenders aged 18 €“ 24 years
http://www.c-far.org.uk
Centre for Crime & Justice Studies
Providing information; Producing research; Promoting justice
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/rel/ccjs/
CCJF - Churches' Criminal Justice Forum
The CCJF believe that problems associated with crime cannot all
be successfully addressed by the Criminal Justice system alone.
CCJF works across the Christian churches. All main denominations
are represented on the Full Members€™ meeting. CCJF is a
Network of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
http://www.ccjf.org/intro.html
Crime Info
If you want to know about crime, what causes it and how it is
dealt with then this is where you can find out.
http://www.crimeinfo.org.uk/index.jsp
Fine Cell Work
Fine Cell Work is a Registered Charity that teaches needlework
to prison inmates and sells their products. The prisoners do the
work when they are locked in their cells, and the earnings give
them hope, skills and independence. Please visit their website
to see some of the beautiful work produced:
www.finecellwork.co.uk
Forum on Prisoner Education
The Forum on Prisoner Education aims to 'advance the quality,
availability and consistency of education and training within
the criminal justice system'.
http://www.fpe.org.uk/
HM Prison Service
Find out about the work carried out in prisons throughout England
and Wales
http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/
Hope and Aid Direct
A voluntary, humanitarian aid charity whose team members raise
their own funds, obtain donations of aid, and, via convoys of
lorries twice a year, give it out directly into the hands of the
people who need it the most. The donations are made by the public,
churches, clubs, schools and companies.
Their motto is - We take aid, not sides!
www.hopeandaiddirect.org.uk
Howard League for Penal Reform
The Howard League is the oldest penal reform charity in the UK
and works for humane and rational reform of the penal system
http://www.howardleague.org.uk/
International Centre for Prison Studies
The International Centre for Prison Studies seeks to assist governments
and other relevant agencies to develop appropriate policies on
prisons and the use of imprisonment
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/rel/icps/
Jerwood Foundation
Funders of the Jerwood Prison + Community Art Award
http://www.jerwood.org
Justice
An all-party, law reform and human rights organisation
http://www.justice.org.uk/
Justice Research Consortium
A consortium bringing together crime justice professionals and
police chiefs in a British Government-funded program to test Restorative
Justice as a strategy to reduce crime
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/jerrylee/jrc/
Magistrates Association
Everything you need to know about Magistrates
http://www.magistrates-association.org.uk/
MediationUK
Mediation UK is a national voluntary organisation dedicated to
developing constructive means of resolving conflicts in communities
http://www.mediationuk.org.uk/
NACRO
Working to give ex-offenders, disadvantaged people and deprived
communities the help they need to build a better future
http://www.nacro.org.uk/
New Bridge Prison Liaison Project
The €œPrison Liaison Project€ supplies a database of
Service Providers to anyone resettling prisoners in and around
Liverpool City boundaries.
http://www.prisonliaisonproject.co.uk/
Prison Advice and Care Trust (pact)
The Prison Advice & Care Trust (pact) is an independent national
charity working with prisoners and with prisoners€™ families.
http://www.imprisonment.org.uk/
Pia
Pia is a Welsh company with 20 years' experience of producing
accessible format versions of company literature, professionally
produced to industry standards.
http://www.pia.co.uk/
Prison Reform Trust
The work of the Prison Reform Trust is aimed at creating a just,
humane and effective penal system
http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/
Rethinking Crime & Punishment
A strategic initiative to raise the level of public debate about
the use of prison and alternative forms of punishment in the UK
http://www.rethinking.org.uk/
Restorative Justice Consortium
Comprehensive site promoting the use of restorative justice in
schools, the community, prisons, the criminal justice system,
the workplace and any other situation where conflict arises
http://www.restorativejustice.org.uk/
Revealweb
To find out about a range of resources that are available in Braille,
Moon, audio and digital talking books, large print and other accessible
materials, go to:
http://www.revealweb.org.uk/
Revolving Doors
The Revolving Doors Agency is a charity concerned with mental
health and the criminal justice system
http://www.revolving-doors.co.uk/
Smart Justice
A crime reduction campaign site, widening the public debate on
crime and punishment by working in partnership with statutory
and voluntary agencies, the police and community groups
http://www.smartjustice.org/
Thames Valley Partnership
Bringing people and organisations together to work for safer communities
http://www.thamesvalleypartnership.org.uk/
UKABP
United Kingdom Association of Braille Producers
http://www.ukabp.org/default.asp
Unlock
The National Association of Ex-Offenders
http://www.unlock.org.uk/
Visual Impairment Centre for Teaching And Resource (VICTAR)
Part of Birmingham University, VICTAR€™s aims are to research,
train and provide advice in the area of visual impairment
http://www.education.bham.ac.uk/research/victar/about/default.htm
What Can I Do?
An excellent site created by pact
and CCJF
giving helpful advice to all those interested in volunteering
opportunities in the criminal justice system
http://www.ccjf.org/whatcanido/index.html
