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Think Big Society

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  • Monday, September 13, 2010
  • | CYP Now
David Cameron has pledged to scale back state-run public services and give citizens the power to "build the Britain they want". Here, six leading figures from the sector explore what the Prime Minister's vision will mean.

London board to tackle violence

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  • Tuesday, August 12, 2008
  • | CYP Now
A board charged with tackling serious youth violence in London is being set up in a fresh bid to improve cooperation between councils on the problem, CYP Now can reveal.

Crime body will not be replaced

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  • Monday, September 27, 2010
  • | CYP Now
There will be no single body responsible for tackling youth crime in the capital, following the disbanding of the London Serious Youth Violence Board next year, CYP Now has learned.

Former DCS to manage quango cuts

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  • Monday, October 4, 2010
  • | CYP Now
An influential former director of children's services (DCS) has been tasked with overseeing the abolition of quangos within the Department for Education (DfE).

News insight: Offenders facing crisis are let down

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  • Monday, October 18, 2010
  • | CYP Now
Figures obtained by CYP Now last week have revealed scores of deaths, suicides and attempted suicides among young offenders under supervision in the community. Neil Puffett explores how to prevent such tragedies from occurring.

Report says keep child criminal data

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  • Tuesday, September 30, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Children in Scotland who commit sexual or violent offences should have their DNA and fingerprints kept on file, a report to the Scottish Government has recommended.

Report highlights limits of mentoring

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  • Wednesday, October 1, 2008
  • | CYP Now
The government should be wary of treating mentoring as "a panacea for disaffected youth", a report from the Centre for Policy Studies has concluded.

Youth Justice: Don't lock 'em up

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  • Monday, September 6, 2010
  • | CYP Now
With the government committed to reducing levels of youth custody, Neil Puffett finds out how two youth offending services have helped to reduce the number of young people being sent to youth jails

Stats reveal YOT funding disparity

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  • Monday, September 6, 2010
  • | CYP Now
Huge discrepancies exist in the amount of money youth offending teams (YOTs) have available to spend per head in different regions of England and Wales, new statistics show.

Knife crime

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  • Tuesday, June 3, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Violent crime involving young people has hit the headlines again after the murder of 18-year-old Robert Knox in London. Lauren Higgs examines the policies and initiatives in place to combat knife crime across the four nations.

Joint unit given MoJ policy role

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  • Monday, May 24, 2010
  • | CYP Now
The Joint Youth Justice Unit is set to be renamed the youth justice policy unit under the sole responsibility of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), following major changes in the sector.

Police launch stop and search DVD

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  • Tuesday, July 1, 2008
  • | CYP Now
The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) has launched a DVD about stop and search to find out what young people think about the policing technique.

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