12: Penelope Gibbs - Virtual Hearings, Overuse of Police Custody & Reframing Beliefs

Penelope Gibbs has been director of Transform Justice since its foundation and has previously sat as a magistrate in England and run projects for the Prison Reform Trust. In this episode, she discusses two important Transform Justice reports. The first relates to the effectiveness of Virtual Court Hearings: Defendants on video – conveyor belt justice or a revolution in access?

The second & recently released report is about the overuse of Police Custody: 24 hours in police custody — is police detention overused?

We also cover how to reframe thinking about criminal justice to avoid triggering beliefs that hold back reform.

Penelope Gibbs: @PenelopeGibbs2 | http://www.transformjustice.org.uk/

Omar Phoenix Khan: @OmarPKhan | @Justice_Focus | https://www.justicefocus.org/