Getting Court is a preventative and educational social initiative. We offer pupils in Oxfordshire an informal insight into the workings of the criminal justice system through accompanied visits to Oxford Crown Court and HMP Huntercombe. We work with most of the secondary schools throughout the County. The students come from the mainstream system, the Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Meadowbrook, ACE Training, or are nominated by social services and the police.

Our experience is that going to court and visiting prisons provides a very clear lesson in citizenship and helps students navigate some of the very troubling issues they are faced with today. The aim is to deter them from making bad choices and encourage a better understanding of how crime affects their lives. Those who are vulnerable can be reassured by witnessing the justice system at work supporting victims of crime.

Getting Court also operates in Gloucestershire, and in the past year it has been taken up in Devon and Cornwall.

Our vision is that Getting Court will expand into all counties in England and Wales.

Our mission is to educate, inspire and prevent.