This research, funded from the Culture and Sport Evidence (CASE) programme, reviews the current evidence base on the social impacts of sport and culture.

‘Valuing Youth Diversion: A toolkit for practitioners’ is an incredibly valuable resource for Sport for Development organisations seeking an evidence base to underpin their work.

Public Health England has released a newly developed online training course on Psychological First Aid (PFA) for supporting children and young people in emergency and crisis situations.

The Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network has launched a survivor-led report: Safe, Seen, Supported: How to reach and help children and young people experiencing abuse in their households.

The YJB's 2020/21 Business Plan outlines the organisation's plan including five key ideologies and namechecking Levelling the Playing Field as an example of best practice.

A Unicef UK report examining youth justice issues which offers a series of recommended changes to ensure rights of children in contact with the law are properly protected and upheld.

The Alliance of Sport’s 2019–20 Impact Report documents some outstanding achievements and progress in what has been a challenging year for the sector.

This toolkit from UK Coaching will equip coaches with the knowledge and skills to provide great coaching experiences to others, as well as support coaches to begin to better look after themselves.

This open-access article by Mark Norman from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada makes a novel argument for increasing the depth of research into sport in prisons and confinement settings.

The Mayor of London has produced a toolkit for Sport and Physical Activity professionals for delivering sport safely in the post-Covid-19 environment.

Statistics published by the Youth Justice Board reveal that disproportionality in the youth justice system remains an acute problem.

Beyond Acronyms: Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in the Criminal Justice System is a useful resource for anyone working with this cohort, including those in Sport for Development.

Fergus McNeill, Professor of Criminology and Social Work, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at the University of Glasgow, provides an alternative perspective on offender rehabilitation.

This review looks at the literature on how and why poverty and crime influence one another, and the implications for practical policy and strategy.

Download and digest Lord Farmer's report in which he identifies family ties as the "golden thread" running through the processes of all prisons.

The Youth Justice Board’s 2019-20 business plan recognises the role sport plays in supporting young people in the criminal justice system.

This new Ministry of Justice toolkit helps organisations measures the effectiveness of programmes that support individuals’ desistance from crime.

Sport was recognised as an enabler of sustainable development by a United Nations resolution in December 2018. Take a look at the full UN draft resolution.

This guide, produced by Skills for Care, provides advice on employing people with criminal convictions in social care.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Affairs has published its inquiry into the role, issues, challenges and needs of youth work to adequately serve young people today.

The October 2018 issue of Health Club Management magazine asked what role sport and physical activity can play in preventing crime and anti-social behaviour.

This report provides the key findings from the Commonwealth’s consultation on the contribution Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) can make to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The World Health Organisation's global action plan was developed through a worldwide consultation process involving governments and key stakeholders across multiple sectors.

Social justice charity Nacro have produced this useful briefing on the regulations around use of criminal offence data in employment and education.

Read the Government's response addressing each of the recommendations made in "A Sporting Chance: an independent review of sport in youth and adult prisons."

Read the much-anticipated review of sport in criminal justice, published by the Ministry of Justice and Edward Argar MP and authored by Rosie Meek in association with Clinks and the Alliance of Sport.

This evaluation of three boxing academies in New Zealand, led by Dr. Barrie Gordon of Wellington University, outlines their positive effect across many areas of participants' lives.

New research highlights protective factors for psychotic experiences amongst adolescents exposed to multiple forms of victimization - in particular the role of physical activity.

streetfootballworld and Sport4Life have helped produce a new EU-wide toolkit for anyone delivering sports-themed employability programmes for young people.

How can the Sport for Development sector survive in the era of austerity? Read the new study by Cath Walker and Dr John Hayton.

This Project Oracle synthesis study by Dr Simon McMahon and Dr Jyoti Belur explores the effect of sport-based interventions on youth crime and violence in London.

Children in England will be able to access mental health support at school or college under Government proposals to transform services for young people.

How can sport-based interventions in prisons maximise their impact on psychological wellbeing? Researcher Dave Woods has published an in-depth study.

The NASDC Theory of Change is our vision for how sport can work together with the development and criminal justice sectors to achieve maximum impact.

This report identifies some of our achievements since launching National Alliance of Sport for the Desistance of Crime in 2015.

This StreetGames publication reviews the most effective ways to maximise the value of appropriately designed sport-based interventions to policing and youth crime reduction initiatives.

A new study from England Boxing has revealed how and why the sport is so successful in helping to combat anti-social behavioural problems in young people facing disadvantage.

Read the government response to the Charlie Taylor review of the Youth Justice System.

The long anticipated Review of the Youth Justice System in England and Wales by Charlie Taylor has been published.

Written by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, this resource is an analysis of 12-18-year-olds’ perceptions of their experiences in secure training centres and young offender institutions.

White Paper on Prison Safety and Reform published 3rd November 2016

The new 2016 - 2021 strategy is now available for download. It is a bold and dynamic strategy aimed at engaging the most inactive and is a new approach for Sport England and its partners

Check out this insightful briefing about homelessness and its link to mental health, criminal justice and substance misuse.

Are you using the power of sport for the prevention of crime? If so, download the recently published Home Office Crime Prevention Strategy to find out about the six key drivers of crime.

This research, funded from the Culture and Sport Evidence (CASE) programme, reviews the current evidence base on the social impacts of sport and culture.

This is the first white paper for culture in more than 50 years and only the second ever published. It is the latest contribution to the Governments approach to public support for art and culture.

EUCPN (2012). Sport, science and art in the prevention of crime among children and youth. EUCPN Thematic Paper No. 1. European Crime Prevention Network: Brussels.

Research on Sport as a Means of Crime Prevention in a Swedish Welfare Context. This is a Literature Review by David Ekholm, Linköping University, Sweden.

This synthesis study by Project Oracle of sport based interventions in London asks: can sport based interventions have a positive impact on levels of youth violence?

The Clearinghouse for Sport (Clearinghouse) is an Australian Sports Commission led information and knowledge sharing initiative and recently published some useful information prepared by Chris Hume.

Foreword by Ian Blakeman, Director of Commissioning, NOMS. I am once again delighted to introduce the latest edition of the Prisoner Funder Directory.

Written by Professor Rosie Meek, this is the first book to explore the role of sport in prisons and its subsequent impact on rehabilitation and behavioural change.

Written by Professor Andrew Parker this book explores the various ways in which young people experience sport, physical activity and play as part of their everyday lives...

This report assesses the economic value of three sports projects aimed at tackling gang violence and youth crime in the UK.

Developed by Health Education England, a new Health Careers website is now live.

Through this strategy, government is redefining what success in sport means, with a new focus on five key outcomes.

Promoting Well-Being and Desistance Through Sport and Physical Activity: The Opportunities and Barriers Experienced by Women in English Prisons

Ever wondered how to promote your organisation or present information about what you do? Here is a great example from one of our strategic partners, Active Communities Network.

This report is the result of an 18-month research project exploring how the Urban Stars initiative works with young people in community and custody.

Prisoner Education Trust have produced this Fit for Release report which identifies how sports-based learning can help prisoners engage in education, gain employment and desist from crime.

This report summarises the evaluation findings of the 2nd Chance Project football and rugby acadamy, a two year initiative at HMYOI Portland.

The Prisoner Education Trust have created this video demonstrating the impact of embedded learning and partnerships on rehabilitating offenders.