This edited collection offers the first system-wide account of the impact of COVID-19 on crime and justice in England and Wales. Integrating first-hand narratives, it provides a critical discussion of the challenges faced by criminal justice agencies, together with policy and practice recommendations for future pandemic planning and beneficial longer term improvements.

Contributions by: Teela Sanders, Abbie Haines, Rachel Fowler, Patrick Williams, Scarlet Harris, Remi Joseph-Salisbury, Lisa White, Andrew Fowler, Aileen Watson, Tom Brown, Jake Phillips, Sam Ainslie, Chalen Westaby, Kathy Hampson, Lisa Jackson, Peter Kawalek, John Coxhead, Ian Hamilton, Mark Monaghan, Sarah Moore, Maureen Carnighan, Phil Forder, Laura Martin