Publication: Report
November 12, 2025
Justice Financing Framework: Background Brief 3.1 Defining Primary Front Line Justice Services
By the Justice Action Coalition Workstream IV
Defining Primary Front Line Justice Services
This background brief is part of the Justice Financing Framework (JFF), and provides a working definition of primary front line justice services for the purposes of Financing Ambition #2, as the JFF proposes that countries should adopt a minimum spend on primary front line justice services.
This background brief:
- Explains where the concept of primary front line services comes from and explains how other sectors approached defining the concept.
- Provides an initial working definition of primary front line justice services.