Fair Sentencing for Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Traveller People

13 Dec 2023

Romani (Gypsy) Roma and Traveller people are consistently faced with discrimination throughout the justice system, this discrimination is only compounded by the current structure of Pre-Sentence Reports (PSRs). The overfocus on Fast Delivery and Oral reports and away from Standard Delivery reports means that unconscious biases are being compounded rather than mitigated by PSRs. A justice system that is entrenched with systemic prejudice is a broken justice system. This report provides the building blocks to restructure the justice system.