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Call for custody decisions to be scrutinised to improve safety

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Decisions on custody placements for young offenders should be subject to inspection in order to improve safety for under-18s in prison, a charity has said.

Youth justice committee attacks failure to reject custody for behaviour breaches

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Monday, February 18, 2013

| CYP Now

The Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ) has criticised a cross-party group of MPs for failing to call for an end to custodial sentences for young people who breach antisocial behaviour orders.

PCCs to form early intervention group to reduce youth offending

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are to link up with early intervention experts to help widen the use of preventative projects for young people at risk of getting in trouble with the law.

Services fail young sex offenders, warn inspectors

News

Thursday, February 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and young people who commit sexual offences are being failed by a lack of timely interventions and appropriate support, a report has warned.

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report has warned.

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

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Friday, February 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first time has dropped by 20 per cent, according to the latest official figures.

Restraint and self-harm incidents on the rise in youth jails

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are being increasingly subjected to restraint, while incidents of self-harm are also on the rise, despite falling numbers of under-18s in the secure estate.

Plan to axe YJB weakened its influence, says chief

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Government attempts to scrap the Youth Justice Board (YJB) resulted in it losing its authority, the chief executive of the organisation has conceded.

Major young offender resettlement scheme announced for London

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Crime reduction charity Nacro has won a contract to run a high profile payment-by-results resettlement scheme for young offenders in London.

Commissioner backs mentors for young offenders

News

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

All young offenders should have access to an adult mentor, a report by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People has claimed.

PCCs to join forces with early intervention experts

News

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are being invited to work with early intervention experts to widen the use of successful preventative projects for young people, under plans being considered by the government.

Lin Hinnigan named as YJB chief executive

News

Monday, December 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A former social worker and educational psychologist has been selected as the new chief executive of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Arrests of children and young people drop by a third

News

Monday, December 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of children and young people arrested by police has dropped by a third since 2008, research has found.

Two thirds of police and crime commissioners pledge to consult young people

News

Thursday, November 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Two thirds of newly elected police and crime commissioners (PCCs) have pledged to take young people's views into account when drawing up local plans.

Projects hailed for tackling antisocial behaviour

News

Thursday, November 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Two projects with contrasting approaches to youth crime have been praised after contributing to plummeting levels of antisocial behaviour in the North East.

Judicial review to examine treatment of 17-year-olds in police custody

News

Thursday, November 8, 2012

| CYP Now

A charity has won the right to a High Court judicial review of the way that 17-year-olds are treated in police custody.

Nacro urges preventative work to divert young people from gangs

News

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.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

News

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people who have died in custody in recent years haven been let down by "systemic failures", a study has found.

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.

Medics join effort to tackle serious youth violence

News

Monday, October 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Doctors in hospitals across England and Wales are to help tackle serious youth violence as part of a project that teaches gang members how to save their friends' lives if they are shot or stabbed.

Police commissioner candidates asked to sign youth charter

News

Friday, October 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Police and crime commissioner (PCC) candidates are being asked to commit to taking young people's views into account by signing a pledge.

Magistrates back court-style hearings to deter young gang members from crime

News

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Court-style hearings that highlight the consequences of crime to young gang members at risk of offending should be considered across all of England and Wales, a leading magistrate has said.

Young people to train police in bid to improve relations

News

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people are to develop and run training sessions for police in three London boroughs as part of a pilot scheme to improve community relations.

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

News

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.

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Call for custody decisions to be scrutinised to improve safety

Youth justice committee attacks failure to reject custody for behaviour breaches

PCCs to form early intervention group to reduce youth offending

Services fail young sex offenders, warn inspectors

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

Restraint and self-harm incidents on the rise in youth jails

Plan to axe YJB weakened its influence, says chief

Major young offender resettlement scheme announced for London

Commissioner backs mentors for young offenders

PCCs to join forces with early intervention experts

Lin Hinnigan named as YJB chief executive

Arrests of children and young people drop by a third

Two thirds of police and crime commissioners pledge to consult young people

Projects hailed for tackling antisocial behaviour

Judicial review to examine treatment of 17-year-olds in police custody

Nacro urges preventative work to divert young people from gangs

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

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

Medics join effort to tackle serious youth violence

Police commissioner candidates asked to sign youth charter

Magistrates back court-style hearings to deter young gang members from crime

Young people to train police in bid to improve relations

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

Child custody campaign ends after five years

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