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Justice Minister Crispin Blunt visited a community payback project in Worcester to see first hand how offenders are being punished.

• Updated: 15 March 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Four new centres offering support for victims of rape and sexual violence are set to open.

• Updated: 9 March 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Crispin Blunt has visited an award-winning probation project which sees ex-offenders learning construction to improve their job prospects.

• Updated: 18 February 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Crispin Blunt said spotting and acting on signs of criminality in a child's early years is crucial to bringing down youth offending.

• Updated: 8 February 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

There are positive indications that Drug Courts are helping offenders on the road to rehabilitation, a study has found.

• Updated: 27 January 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Crispin Blunt said criminal justice reforms are vital to breaking the destructive cycle of crime.

• Updated: 25 January 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Ministry of Justice has announced that there were 58 apparently self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales in 2010.

• Updated: 2 January 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government