What The Centre for Justice Innovation does

The Centre for Justice Innovation is a London-based charity (registered in England and Wales) founded in 2012 that provides practice support, research, and policy development to improve the UK justice system. Its core work spans six substantive areas: Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs), criminal problem-solving courts, community advice services in courts, out-of-court resolutions for adults and youth, smarter sentencing (including Community Sentences Treatment Requirements), and cross-cutting themes of racial disparity and child-centred policing. The Centre operates as the national centre of expertise for problem-solving courts across the UK and Republic of Ireland and as the national champion for the 14 FDACs in England, working in close partnership with its US sister organisation, the Center for Justice Innovation.

Its deliverables include direct practitioner support (setup, training, data collection, practice reviews, and research commissioning), an extensive publications library (reports, evidence briefings, toolkits such as the sixth-edition Valuing Youth Diversion Toolkit, and evaluations co-produced with university partners including UCLan and Crest Advisory), and convening of national practitioner networks (for women's community rehabilitation and diversion, problem-solving courts for women, and FDAC practitioners). It also operates specific programmes such as CASS+ in Devon and Cornwall, Highbury Community Advice at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court, and the Thames Valley Drug Diversion scheme with Thames Valley Police.

The business model is overwhelmingly grant-funded. Income is sourced from a diversified set of UK charitable foundations and government-aligned funders, including the HallBrown consortium (for FDAC work since 2019), Barrow Cadbury Trust, Youth Endowment Foundation, Lloyds Bank Foundation, Monument Trust, Hadley Trust, Sieff Foundation, and Nuffield Foundation, as well as direct engagement with the Mayor's Office for Police and Crime (MOPAC) and Police and Crime Commissioners. A smaller fee-for-service stream offers paid practitioner support in areas outside the funded packages, but the majority of services are delivered free to end-users through grant-subsidised programmes.

Name

The Centre for Justice Innovation

Legal name

The Centre for Justice Innovation

Website

https://justiceinnovation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Centre for Justice Innovation is a London-based charity that provides practice support, research, and policy development to improve the UK justice system, serving courts, police forces, probation, and youth justice practitioners through FDAC national support, problem-solving court expertise, diversion programmes, and an extensive evidence-based publications library.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: The Centre operates primarily through grant funding from charitable foundations and government funders. Funders include Barrow Cadbury Trust, HallBrown (consortium for FDAC), Youth Endowment Foundation, Lloyds Bank Foundation, Hadley Trust, Monument Trust, and others.
2. Fee-for-Service Support: The Centre offers paid support services on a fee-for-service basis in areas where free support is not currently funded.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Centre for Justice Innovation provides hands-on practice support, evidence-based research, and policy development for the UK justice system. It sets up, sustains, and spreads innovative justice initiatives across Family Drug and Alcohol Courts, problem-solving courts, community advice services, and out-of-court resolution programmes for adults and youth, funded mainly by charitable foundations with a fee-for-service stream for areas outside funded priorities.

Product overview

The Centre for Justice Innovation operates as a consultancy and advocacy organization rather than a software product company. Its core offerings include multiple interrelated programs: Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDAC) and Problem-Solving Courts as the primary court-based interventions; Community Advice Services (CASS+ and Highbury Community Advice) providing at-court support; Out of Court Resolutions covering both Youth and Adult Diversion schemes; the Valuing Youth Diversion Toolkit for practitioners; and Community Sentences Treatment Requirements. The organization also provides publications and research, and practitioner support services including setup assistance, training, and practice reviews. These products work together as a ecosystem of justice reform initiatives designed to reduce court burden, improve outcomes for offenders, and promote evidence-based practices across the UK justice system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDAC) Support Programme A national practice support programme for specialist courts handling care proceedings where parents have substance misuse issues, offering therapeutic alternatives to adversarial proceedings.
• Problem-Solving Courts Practice Support

Quantifiable outcome

• FDAC courts show positive family outcomes with quarterly reporting across 14 courts
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Center for Justice Innovation (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organisation in the USA providing support across UK and Republic of Ireland for problem-solving courts, sharing international best practice and evidence-based approaches.
• University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvaluation partner for Lancashire Child-First Diversion Pathfinder, conducting four-stage evaluation co-produced with children.
• Crest AdvisoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducts evaluation of CASS+ service in Devon and Cornwall, developing theory of change and cost benefit analysis.
• W. Haywood Burns InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican non-profit partnership culminating in trans-Atlantic dialogue on racial disparities in justice systems and seminar delivery in London.
• The Crysalys FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates Northamptonshire Youth Court Solutions, working with local charities, Youth Offending Service, Police, and legal profession.
• Monument Fellowship (Koestler Trust, Clinks, Diagrama Foundation UK, Khulisa UK, Lemos and Crane, National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance, Restorative Solutions CIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEight organisations funded by The Monument Trust to work together for transformative change to individuals' journey through the justice system. Co-produced 'Curing Violence' book.
• Probation Board of Northern IrelandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPiloting Enhanced Combination Order as alternative to short prison sentences, with evaluation findings on reoffending reduction.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-centre-for-justice-innovation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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