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NEW TRAINING DATES! Come along to learn more about courtwatching & meet other volunteers in your area!. 📍27 Jan, Clerkenwell.📍31 Jan, Stratford .📍3 Feb, Bromley.📍5 Feb, Wembley Park.📍7 Feb, Liverpool Street.📍[NEW] 13 Feb, Battersea. Sign up now:

Happy New Year! We've scheduled CourtWatch volunteer training sessions in:. 📍Clerkenwell, 27 Jan.📍Stratford, 31 Jan.📍Bromley, 3 Feb.📍Wembley Park, 5 Feb.📍Liverpool Street, 7 Feb. More to come! Sign up for training or to be notified of future sessions:

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CourtWatch London is BACK! And we're expanding the project to cover ALL London magistrates' courts. Are you interested in observing your local court? Sign up below to join our volunteer list and hear when we schedule training in the new year 👇.

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RT @T2AAlliance: “I found it puzzling that the defendant’s age wasn’t used in the defence strategy. He was clearly young and quite scared i….

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🚨We've released our new CourtWatch London learning guide!. Curious about starting your own courtwatching project?.Find out how we managed volunteer recruitment, training, data collection and much more. 🔗Explore the guide:

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In the young adult hearings our courtwatchers observed, the impact of maturity was usually not even mentioned, let alone considered. So how can we ensure young adults are treated fairly - considering ALL factors?. Fionnuala explores this & more in latest @T2AAlliance blog post⬇️.

Find out more about how our magistrates' courts handle cases involving young adult defendants, drawing on specific observations from our volunteer courtwatchers. 🔗Dive into the full findings:

Demographic data recorded by courtwatchers highlighted a concerning racial disparity between YA defendants and those on the bench, particularly in comparison to the London population. ➡️40% of defendants were Black, compared to 11% of magistrates and only 2% of district judges.

The secure dock, a small Perspex-panelled room, separates defendants from the rest of the court. It should be reserved for the most serious cases, but is this how it's used?. ➡️Courtwatchers found that 83% of young adult defendants were in the secure dock - more than older adults.

When maturity was taken into account, courtwatchers found it most frequently resulted in an adjournment to gather more information, or additional support for the defendant. ➡️ Just 6.5% of hearings where maturity was mentioned resulted in reduced sentence severity or length.

With brain development playing such a large part in behaviour and decision-making, maturity should be an important consideration for magistrates and district judges. ➡️ Courtwatchers reported that maturity or age was mentioned in less than 1/3 of hearings.

"We’ve known for almost 20 years that the human brain does not fully develop until people are in their mid-20s. But for the most part, the CJS still treats an 18-year-old in the same way as a 50-year-old" @Robroballen. Read more below ⬇️. 🔗Full report: .

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