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Nacro urges preventative work to divert young people from gangs

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

More focus must be placed on diverting young people from antisocial behaviour at an earlier stage, in order to tackle the problem of gangs, a crime reduction charity has said.

Birmingham quits devolved youth custody budget scheme

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Birmingham is pulling out of a scheme to devolve the cost of youth custody to local authorities, CYP Now can reveal.

Government warned against using payment-by-results in youth justice

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has been warned that payment-by-results in the youth justice system could have a negative impact on young offenders, after Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to extend use of the concept.

Juvenile gang injunctions used just once in 10 months

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Monday, October 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Controversial gang injunction powers for under-18s have been used just once since being introduced 10 months ago, it has emerged.

Review of youth custody standards announced

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Guidelines for how staff should work with young offenders in custody are set to be relaxed in a bid to improve practice, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.

Call to improve young women's mental health screening in custody

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Young women in police custody are being deprived of support to safeguard their mental health, a report has claimed.

Child custody campaign ends after five years

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

A high-profile campaign to reduce numbers of children in custody is to conclude by the end of the year when its funding finishes, it has been confirmed.

Youth offending team and university partnership unveiled

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Friday, August 10, 2012

| CYP Now

A partnership between a youth offending team (YOT) and university has been launched to improve services for young people, in a move that could pave the way for similar arrangements elsewhere in England and Wales.

Former YJB director made to drop police and crime commissioner bid

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

| CYP Now

A former director of strategy at the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has stepped down as a police and crime commissioner candidate because of a criminal conviction he acquired as a minor.

Councils told to get more involved in youth justice

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Councils must play a more active role in youth justice in order to drive necessary changes to the system, the chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has said.

Exploited girls commit crime to escape abusers, report reveals

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Sexually exploited girls commit crime in order to escape the men who exploit them, but often end up being punished by the authorities rather than helped, a report has found.

Ex-offenders enlisted to tackle youth reoffending

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Peer mentoring projects for young people leaving custody are being developed at two young offender institutions (YOIs), youth justice minister Crispin Blunt has revealed.

Major study finds relationship between youth crime and morality

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people who commit little or no crime display greater self-control and possess personal morals that fit well with the law, a major study by academics at Cambridge University has found.

Minister refuses to rule out extension of YJB's remit

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

| CYP Now

A government minister has revealed that the extension of the Youth Justice Board's (YJB's) remit to cover 18- to 21-year-olds is being kept "under review".

Youth custody levels reach new low

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Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of under-18s in custody has fallen to the lowest level since the Youth Justice Board began collecting records, latest statistics have shown.

Youth offending team budgets take seven per cent hit

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Friday, May 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Central funding for youth offending teams from the Youth Justice Board has been cut by nearly seven per cent this year, it has been confirmed.

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Landmark changes to the youth justice system are set to come into effect over the next year after the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (Laspo) Bill received Royal Assent today (1 May).

Prison deterrent scheme wins praise

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

| CYP Now

A project showing children what it is like to be sentenced to custody has a lasting effect on pupils, research has found.

YJB warns minister of serious incident risk

News

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Moves to relax national standards for youth offending teams could lead to serious incidents such as murders or rape as a result of looser supervision, the Youth Justice Board has warned.

Call to keep teenage girls out of custody

News

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Teenage girls are committing less crime, with a big fall in violent offences, but are ending up in custody over "minor misdemeanours" a parliamentary inquiry has found.

YJB faces further budget cuts

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is facing a 10 per cent cut to funding after it emerged the organisation will receive 365m from central government for the coming financial year.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Campaigners urge Labour to make age of criminal responsibility central to justice policy

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Raising the age of criminal responsibility and focusing more on early intervention at a local level should form the basis of Labour's new criminal justice policy, according to a campaign group.

Safeguarding measures for children in custody found lacking

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

| CYP Now

More must be done to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in police custody, a joint inspection report has found.

YJB urged to boost evidence base for programmes with young offenders

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams (YOT) and secure estate providers have asked the Youth Justice Board (YJB) to support improvements in the way interventions with young people are measured.

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Nacro urges preventative work to divert young people from gangs

Birmingham quits devolved youth custody budget scheme

Government warned against using payment-by-results in youth justice

Juvenile gang injunctions used just once in 10 months

Review of youth custody standards announced

Call to improve young women's mental health screening in custody

Child custody campaign ends after five years

Youth offending team and university partnership unveiled

Former YJB director made to drop police and crime commissioner bid

Councils told to get more involved in youth justice

Exploited girls commit crime to escape abusers, report reveals

Ex-offenders enlisted to tackle youth reoffending

Major study finds relationship between youth crime and morality

Minister refuses to rule out extension of YJB's remit

Youth custody levels reach new low

Youth offending team budgets take seven per cent hit

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

Prison deterrent scheme wins praise

YJB warns minister of serious incident risk

Call to keep teenage girls out of custody

YJB faces further budget cuts

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Campaigners urge Labour to make age of criminal responsibility central to justice policy

Safeguarding measures for children in custody found lacking

YJB urged to boost evidence base for programmes with young offenders

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