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Four products. One methodology.

Justice Audit shows how a justice system works in practice and what can be changed. These four products apply the same evidence-led method to the whole system, an institutional baseline, court backlog or prison overcrowding. Start with the problem you need to solve.

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Who delivers itTeams drawn from the network maintained by Governance and Justice Group (GJG) and Justice Mapping (JM), working with national partners. Each product has a two-page briefing.

  1. 01 Justice Audit See the whole system. ProducesAction Matrix and time-bound Roadmap Read about the Justice Audit
  2. 02 Justice Snapshot Establish the baseline. ProducesAction Matrix and time-bound Roadmap Read about the Justice Snapshot
  3. 03 Court Audit Find and tackle the backlog. ProducesCase Management Orders (CMOs) Read about the Court Audit
  4. 04 Prison Audit Understand who is in prison – and why. ProducesIdentification of persons eligible for release and policy recommendations Read about the Prison Audit
01Choose your problem

What are you trying to solve?

Select the statement closest to your situation. We will show you the product designed for it – what it produces, where in the justice chain it looks, and where to go next.

Recommended product01 · Justice Audit

See the whole system.

A comprehensive, evidence-led examination of how a justice system functions – from police station to prison – and what can realistically be changed.

Coverage: the whole justice chain
  1. Police
  2. Prosecution
  3. Courts
  4. Prisons
  5. Legal aid
Produces
Action Matrix and time-bound Roadmap
Timeframe
Scoped to each assignment
Read about the Justice Audit Two-page briefingPDF · 1.4 MB

Recommended product02 · Justice Snapshot

Establish the baseline.

A rapid institutional and system baseline against which reform can be planned and measured.

Coverage: the whole justice chain
  1. Police
  2. Prosecution
  3. Courts
  4. Prisons
  5. Legal aid
Produces
Action Matrix and time-bound Roadmap
Timeframe
Rapid – scope and timing agreed for each assignment
Read about the Justice Snapshot Two-page briefingPDF · 1.3 MB

Recommended product03 · Court Audit

Identify where cases accumulate.

Case-level analysis of court performance, caseflow and delay.

Coverage: courts
  1. Police
  2. Prosecution
  3. Courts
  4. Prisons
  5. Legal aid
Produces
Case Management Orders (CMOs)
Timeframe
Scoped to each assignment
Read about the Court Audit Two-page briefingPDF · 3.5 MB

Recommended product04 · Prison Audit

Identify lawful release opportunities.

Case-level and institutional analysis identifying drivers of overcrowding, excessive pre-trial detention and opportunities for lawful release or alternatives.

Coverage: prisons and pre-trial detention
  1. Police
  2. Prosecution
  3. Courts
  4. Prisons
  5. Legal aid
Produces
Identification of persons eligible for release and policy recommendations
Timeframe
Scoped to each assignment
Read about the Prison Audit Two-page briefingPDF · 1.8 MB
02Briefing papers

Every product briefing, in one place.

Four two-page briefings: one for each product. Download one, or forward the set.

Products

→Your question

Start with the question you are facing.

Choose the question closest to yours and tell us a little about your context.

  1. 01Could a Justice Audit work in your country?
  2. 02Planning justice reform in the first 100 days?
  3. 03Preparing for EU accession?
  4. 04Examining justice and the investment environment?
  5. 05Need to understand court backlog or prison overcrowding?