Criminal Justice System inspections

Criminal Justice System reform reports

Getting cases ready for court – A joint review of the quality of prosecution case files by HMIC and HMCPSI – July 2013

In our report, Stop the Drift 2, we examined a sample of case files in the magistrates’ courts where the police had anticipated a guilty plea from the defendant.

Stop the Drift 2 – A Continuing Focus on 21st Century Criminal Justice – June 2013

This report follows on from Criminal justice inspection: Stop the drift, published in 2010.

Criminal justice inspection: Stop the drift – November 2010

This inspection looked at ways to effect change in the Criminal Justice System.

Criminal Justice processes inspection reports

Use of restorative justice in the criminal justice system – September 2012

The aim of this review was to identify the benefits of restorative justice practices across the criminal justice system. It was a joint inspection.

Experience of young victims and witnesses in the criminal justice system inspection – February 2012

This is the report of the Chief Inspectors of HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and HMIC into the treatment of young victims and witnesses in the criminal justice system.

Please note: In July 2017 HMIC took on responsibility for fire & rescue service inspections and was renamed HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Inspections carried out before July 2017 may continue to refer to HMIC.