The Centre For Justice Innovation Uk

What The Centre For Justice Innovation Uk does

The Centre for Justice Innovation is an independent UK-registered charity (No. 1151939) and company Limited by Guarantee, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Kennington, London. It became a separate legal entity from the New York-based Center for Court Innovation in October 2012 and has no ongoing financial relationship with that organisation. The Centre operates exclusively in England and Wales, with a stated footprint spanning all 43 police force areas, numerous local authorities, women's centres, and youth offending teams.

Its core product set is a portfolio of evidence-based practitioner toolkits, briefings, frameworks, demonstration projects, and recurring newsletters covering youth diversion, adult diversion, problem-solving courts, family drug and alcohol courts, women's justice, smarter sentencing, child-centred policing, and racial disparity. Proprietary frameworks include the Valuing Youth Diversion Toolkit (now in its sixth edition), the Cost Avoidance Tool, the Women's Risk Needs Assessment (WRNA), the STAIRS behaviour-change framework, and national Inspection Frameworks for youth diversion commissioned by the Youth Endowment Fund. Distribution is entirely free: all toolkits, evidence reviews, and bulletins are published as open-access PDFs, with five recurring newsletters (Monthly, Youth Diversion, Adult Diversion, Court Innovation, Family Justice) and an accompanying video/expert-voice content engine via the justiceinnovation.org website.

The business model is grant-funded charitable activity rather than commercial revenue. Income derives from grants, donations, and commissioned research/evaluation projects from funders such as the Youth Endowment Fund and partner organisations including the Youth Justice Institute, Hampton Trust, and several UK universities (UCLan, Coventry, Manchester Metropolitan). The go-to-market motion is community-led and thought-leadership-driven: the Centre builds credibility through evidence-based publications and practitioner case studies, then leverages that credibility to secure further commissions and demonstration-project partnerships, rather than selling products.

Name

The Centre For Justice Innovation Uk

Legal name

Centre for Justice Innovation

Website

https://justiceinnovation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Centre for Justice Innovation is an independent UK charity that produces free, evidence-based toolkits, briefings, and demonstration projects to help police forces, youth justice services, and women's centres deliver diversion and problem-solving justice across England and Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Justice Innovation and Criminal Justice Reform Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Courts (92211), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Criminal Justice Reform & Legal System Advocacy (BPAGAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Alternative Dispute Resolution & Restorative Justice Programs (BPAIAFAL), Specialty & Problem-Solving Courts (Drug, Mental Health, Veterans, Family) (BPAIAFAG)

Keywords

• Criminal justice reform
• Youth diversion programmes
• Problem-solving courts
• Pre-court diversion schemes
• Justice policy research

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Charitable Activities and Grants: The Centre operates as a registered charity (No. 1151939) funded through grants, donations, and charitable activities. As explicitly stated, there is no financial relationship with the New York-based Center for Justice Innovation. The organization produces free publications and support services funded by external grants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Centre for Justice Innovation is an independent UK charity that researches, develops, and disseminates evidence-based tools, practitioner training, and demonstration programmes to support criminal justice reform. It produces free publications, toolkits, and frameworks for diversion (youth and adult), problem-solving courts, family drug and alcohol courts, women in justice, smarter sentencing, child-centred policing, and racial disparity, and operates demonstration projects including Project CARA, the Thames Valley Drug Diversion Scheme, and partner women's centre programmes.

Product overview

The Centre for Justice Innovation is a UK-based independent charity that works to build a justice system that is fair and effective. Their portfolio consists primarily of research publications, practice toolkits, training programmes, and demonstration projects focused on diversion, problem-solving justice, and improving outcomes for specific justice-involved populations. Key products include the Youth Diversion Effective Practice Award (an online training course), the Valuing Youth Diversion Toolkit and Pre-court Diversion Toolkit for Adults (practitioner calculation tools), and Project CARA (domestic abuse diversion programme). They operate a network of partnerships with women's centres (Eve's Space, Sunflower Women's Centre, Kairos) and support drug diversion schemes including the Thames Valley model. Their publications cover evidence reviews, implementation guides, and practice briefings across areas including youth diversion, adult diversion, court innovation, family justice, and racial disparity. They also produce five newsletters and bulletins (Youth Diversion, Adult Diversion, Court Innovation, Family Justice, Monthly) and video resources to share evidence and best practice with practitioners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Diversion Effective Practice Award An online training course, developed in partnership with the Youth Justice Institute, designed to help practitioners understand the key principles of diversion from the formal criminal justice system and the implications in everyday practice with children and young people arrested for low-level offences.
• Valuing Youth Diversion Toolkit A practitioner toolkit for organisations involved in or considering creating a diversion scheme for children in contact with the youth justice system, enabling calculation of cost-benefit of diversion. Sixth edition published in March 2024.
• Pre-court Diversion Toolkit for Adults A toolkit for practitioners involved in or considering creating a pre-court diversion scheme for adults in contact with the criminal justice system, offering evidence-led practical advice based on lessons from existing schemes.
• Cost Avoidance Tool A calculation tool developed by the Centre for Justice Innovation that helps services calculate the cost-effectiveness of their diversion service by measuring police time saved and youth justice service resources, used within the Lancashire Child-First Diversion Pathfinder.
• Project CARA A domestic abuse diversion programme offering an out-of-court disposal in the form of a Conditional Caution, with perpetrators attending CARA workshops focused on healthy relationships, trauma-informed approaches, and motivational interviewing techniques. Delivered in partnership with Hampton Trust and expanded across multiple police force areas in England.
• Kairos Women Working Together A specialist justice service for women subject to or at risk of sexual exploitation who are in contact with the criminal justice system, offering prison in-reach, release day support, court accompaniment, and community engagement, supporting approximately 130 women per month.
• Eve's Space A women's centre in Bolton supporting women at risk of offending or who have previously offended, offering wrap-around services including debt advice, substance misuse support, accommodation assistance, and probation co-location, achieving 92% positive progress in mental health outcomes.
• Sunflower Women's Centre A women's recovery centre in Plymouth delivered by Trevi, supporting women in recovery from substance use, domestic abuse, and trauma through courses including Survive, Warrior Women, and Thrive, with co-located probation and DWP services.
• Thames Valley Drug Diversion Scheme A drug diversion scheme using a deferred summons approach that diverts people into community resolution and access to drug treatment and support, offering assessment instead of prosecution for drug possession offences; in Thames Valley, 98% of participants are not deferred to court after completing the course, with 40% completion (10% above national average).
• Women's Problem-Solving Courts Programme An evidence and practice programme and financial analysis supporting practitioners in enhancing court-based responses to women through problem-solving court approaches, including financial analysis of women-specific court models.
• Youth Diversion Bulletin A quarterly newsletter providing updates on the latest work and recent developments in youth diversion, available by free subscription.
• Adult Diversion Bulletin A quarterly newsletter providing updates on the latest work and recent developments in adult diversion, available by free subscription.
• Court Innovation Bulletin A newsletter covering court innovation developments and updates from the Centre, available by free subscription.
• Family Justice Bulletin A newsletter covering family justice developments including Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs), available by free subscription.
• Monthly Newsletter (Centre for Justice Innovation) The Centre's monthly newsletter providing organisational updates, new publication announcements, and justice system news, available by free subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thames Valley drug diversion scheme achieves 98% of participants not being deferred to court after completing the course
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and historical.

• Youth Justice InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop the Youth Diversion Effective Practice Award, an online course helping practitioners understand key principles of diversion from the formal criminal justice system.
• University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership to evaluate Lancashire's Child-First Diversion Pathfinder service, involving co-production with children and young people in the research methodology.
• Hampton TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partnership for Project CARA, a domestic abuse diversion programme. Hampton Trust provides the framework while Centre supports dissemination and expansion across police force areas.
• Coventry UniversitysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for evaluation of Kairos' prison in-reach service, highlighting importance of face-to-face contact with women throughout their prison stay.
• Manchester Metropolitan UniversitysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for evaluation of Eve's Space and eight other women's centres across Greater Manchester, assessing co-location and partnership working outcomes.
• Youth Endowment FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded partnership for guidance on delivering diversion for children and young people, and for inspection frameworks review covering youth diversion and out of court disposals.
• Thames Valley Police / Violence Reduction UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership implementing adult and youth drug diversion schemes, demonstrating 98% successful completion rates and serving as a model for other forces.
• Turning PointsecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFormer partnership with Turning Point project manager Dr Ashley Kilgallon providing expertise on diversion programme implementation and officer engagement.
• National Ugly MugssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on issues of violence against sex workers and how the justice system responds, including expert interviews and policy discussion.
• Center for Justice Innovation (New York)historicalOthersOriginally founded with support from the American sister organisation in 2011. The UK Centre has been a separate legal entity since October 2012 with no current financial relationship.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Youth Endowment Fund: Big Lottery-funded organisation commissioning research on preventing youth offending. A major funder and publication partner of CJI (e.g. inspection frameworks guidance) operating adjacent to CJI's youth diversion work.
• Prison Reform Trust: Independent UK charity advocating for safer, more just penal policy. Operates in adjacent policy advocacy space and influences the same MoJ and Home Office stakeholders that CJI engages.
• Howard League for Penal Reform: UK charity focused on criminal justice reform, prison conditions and reducing imprisonment. Overlaps with CJI on diversion advocacy and policy influencing, with a broader scope across the adult and youth justice systems.

Others

• College of Policing: UK professional body for policing, setting training, guidance and evidence standards for officers. Shares the same practitioner audience CJI serves and produces overlapping evidence reviews on diversion and out-of-court disposals.

Direct peers

• Clinks: The UK infrastructure body for the voluntary sector in criminal justice, supporting over 500 member organisations. Parallel role as a knowledge broker, network convener and evidence publisher for the same practitioner base.
• Criminal Justice Alliance: Coalition of 160+ UK criminal-justice NGOs promoting effective, humane policy and practice. Direct counterpart in convening NGOs around reform evidence and policy influencing.
• Restorative Justice Council: UK independent body setting standards and promoting restorative practice across the criminal justice system. Most directly comparable peer on the restorative/diversion pathway CJI espouses.
• Center for Justice Innovation: The American sister organisation from which the UK Centre was spun off in 2012. Operates problem-solving courts, diversion programmes, and justice innovation research in New York; the closest 1:1 functional peer despite the lack of current financial relationship.

Emerging players

• Revolving Doors Agency: UK charity working on police-led and court diversion for people with multiple and complex needs. Closely overlapping remit on adult pre-court diversion, women's justice and point-of-arrest schemes.
• Transform Justice: UK charity championing fair, evidence-led justice reform including a focus on alternatives to prosecution. Overlaps with CJI's pre-court diversion and women-in-justice research themes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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