Sentencing Academy
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Our website provides a range of different resources that explain sentencing practices; highlight key statistical trends; and clarify legal concepts.

Practitioners, academics, and the public may find this section useful but please do let us know should there be additional areas that you feel we should also look to cover.

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Sentencing Explained

Sentencing explained and summarised in plain English.

Explore the variety of resources we have compiled and are continuing to develop. See our sentencing trends data below.

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Statistics

Links to offical sources where statistics and data are regularly shared.

The Ministry of Justice issues quarterly Criminal Justice Statistics, which includes statistics on out of court disposals, prosecutions and all sentencing outcomes.

Criminal Justice Statistics

The Ministry of Justice also issues quarterly Offender Management Statistics, which includes statistics on the prison population, prison receptions and releases and offenders being supervised in the community.

Offender Management Statistics

The prison population and total prison capacity is released weekly, every Friday.

Prison Population Statistics

Statistics on race and the criminal justice system are released biennially, with the most recent set, covering 2018, having been published in November 2019.

Race and the Criminal Justice System

Statistics on women and the criminal justice system are also released biennially and the most recent set, covering 2019, was released in November 2020.

Sentencing Academy Resources

Did You Know...

Sentencing Explained

Sentencing explained and summarised in plain English.

Explore the variety of resources we have compiled and are continuing to develop. See our sentencing trends data below.

Videos

The Sentencing Academy is a research and engagement charitable incorporated organisation dedicated to developing expert and public understanding of sentencing in England and Wales.

Coming Soon

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Podcast

Listen to full episodes of the Sentencing Academy podcast.

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Statistics

Links to offical sources where statistics and data are regularly shared.

The Ministry of Justice issues quarterly Criminal Justice Statistics, which includes statistics on out of court disposals, prosecutions and all sentencing outcomes.

The Ministry of Justice also issues quarterly Offender Management Statistics, which includes statistics on the prison population, prison receptions and releases and offenders being supervised in the community.

The prison population and total prison capacity is released weekly, every Friday.

Statistics on race and the criminal justice system are released biennially, with the most recent set, covering 2018, having been published in November 2019.

Statistics on women and the criminal justice system are also released biennially and the most recent set, covering 2019, was released in November 2020.

Statistics on sentencing for knife and offensive weapons offences are published quarterly.

Youth justice statistics, covering children and young people aged 10-17, are released on an annual basis.

Statistics on proven reoffending are released quarterly.

The Attorney General’s Office releases regular updates on the outcome of unduly lenient sentence referrals.

The Sentencing Academy is funded by the Dawes Trust.

Collaborate with us

We are keen to work in partnership, being led by the data to inform change. Contact us if there is an area of sentencing or funding that we can work together on. We look forward to hearing from you.

Sentencing Academy
Resources