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YOTs miss crime fighting target

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  • Tuesday, May 20, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Youth offending teams (YOTs) have failed to hit the target for reducing the number of young people reoffending by five per cent, according to data from the Youth Justice Board (YJB).

Work Wise: Numbers game - Young offenders

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  • Tuesday, May 20, 2008
  • | CYP Now
The criminal justice system has made a good start this year in keeping the average time from arrest to sentence for persistent young offenders at its target level.

Rite Off

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  • Tuesday, May 20, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Bristol young people create DVD.

Election 2010: Party Policy Guide

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  • Friday, April 23, 2010
  • | CYP Now
The general election will have a huge influence on how we improve young lives. CYP Now has scrutinised the manifestos and other policy commitments to bring you the definitive guide to what the main parties pledge on the key issues for children, young people and their families.

YJB admits to errors in serious incidents data

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  • Monday, November 1, 2010
  • | CYP Now
The accuracy of vital data on vulnerable young people has been put in doubt after a leaked report revealed the numbers of deaths, suicides and attempted suicides among young offenders in the community had been recorded incorrectly.

Legal Update: Rights of 17-year-olds in custody

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  • Monday, May 13, 2013
  • | CYP Now
A recent case has ruled that 17-year-olds be treated as children when arrested and held in police custody, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Youth justice roundup

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  • Thursday, August 8, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Railway arrests, cash from criminals, and coastal decline, all in the news in the past seven days.

Youth justice roundup

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  • Thursday, August 15, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Justice Secretary wants more cases heard in magistrates' courts; drop in youth offending in Hartlepool, and rise in ADHD drug prescriptions, all in the news in the past seven days.

Rehabilitation in the community

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  • Tuesday, August 20, 2013
  • | CYP Now
A pioneering cafe in Kent is bringing together professionals from health, youth services, prisons, education and business to help young offenders re-integrate into the local community. Jo Stephenson sees it in action.

Youth justice roundup

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  • Thursday, August 29, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Youth offending service praised, school exclusions and grants to address anti-social behaviour, all in the news in the past seven days.

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The Children and Families Bill includes a number of proposed reforms to existing legislation. Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the principal changes

A fresh workforce strategy is vital

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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The ability to make a difference to children's lives is critically affected by the quality and training of the profes­sionals and practitioners who work with them.