Welcome to Essex Criminal Justice Board (ECJB)
Essex Criminal Justice Board (ECJB) was launched in April 2003 to transform the way the criminal justice system works to catch, convict and rehabilitate more criminals in Essex, making the county a safer place in which to live and work.
This website has been designed for you, the people whose lives we aim to make a difference to. We hope that it is informative, interesting and helps you to understand how the criminal justice system works and to share in the local successes of the new improved system.
We hope you will regularly view the site to check on local performance and find out about new initiatives and programmes. We will use the site to provide information on forthcoming and past events as well as useful links to partner agencies.
From this one source you should be able to find out information and contact details for all aspects of the criminal justice process whether you are a victim, witness or simply an interested member of the local community. Please use the menu on the left to navigate your way through the website.
Have your say about the Engaging Communities in Criminal Justice Green Paper
The Engaging Communities in Criminal Justice Green Paper offers a 'louder voice for communities’ in criminal justice improvements
A series of new measures to give communities more say in the way justice is done in their area has been announced by ministers. The plans include creating 30 pioneer areas across England and Wales where the new justice initiatives will be tested.
The new initiatives form part of the Engaging Communities in Criminal Justice Green Paper, which proposes a range of measures to ensure a more effective criminal justice service.
The Government encourages and welcomes comments on the proposals in the Green Paper and seek the views of the public and the very many dedicated professionals and volunteers who work in and with criminal justice organisations.
This document, published on 29 April, contains a number of proposals aimed at: strengthening the connections between communities and the prosecution and court services; ensuring that justice outcomes are more responsive and more visible; and, lastly, improving communication between local people and their criminal justice agencies.
You can download a copy of the Green Paper, and also have your say at: consultations.cjsonline.gov.uk/ . The consultation runs until 31 July, so visit the website and get your voice heard.
Justice Awards 2009
The search for this year's unsung heroes of the criminal justice system is soon to commence. Nominations open on 14 May and close on 27 July. Nominations are best completed on-line at www.cjsonline.gov.uk/justiceawards and can be made by anyone working within the criminal justice system, partnership agencies in the private, public and charitable sectors. If you have problems with nominating, please contact Essex Criminal Justice Board at: essexcjb@btconnect.com
Essex Criminal Justice Agencies had two national finalists in the Justice Awards 2008, which were presented at a ceremony in London on 21 October 2008, during Inside Justice Week. Delia Scott, Secretary to Essex Criminal Justice Board was one of the three finalists for the long service award for people who have shown continued commitment and dedication to the criminal justice system for more than 20 years. Also in the national finals for his outstanding contribution to working with offenders was Nigel Seaman, Physical Education Instructor at Chelmsford Prison and Young Offenders Institution. For more information about this year's Justice Awards visit: www.cjsonline.gov.uk/justiceawards.
Essex CJB also holds its own local Justice Awards alongside the national campaign, for more information about the 2008 nominees, go to the Essex Justice Awards on the Inside Justice & Justice Awards page on this website.