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Youth courts need urgent reform, finds inquiry

News

Thursday, June 19, 2014

| CYP Now

The youth court system is not fit for purpose and needs urgent reform, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

Lib Dems Conference: Drug crime to be treated as health issue

News

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people caught in possession of drugs will be either referred for treatment or given education on the dangers, under a new policy adopted by the Liberal Democrats.

Young offender assessment system given green light

News

Monday, March 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A new assessment system for young offenders will drive down reoffending rates and reduce the use of remands to custody, the Youth Justice Board has said.

Youth justice system 'fails vulnerable girls'

News

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth justice agencies are failing to give vulnerable girls the support they need because services are too geared towards helping boys, a newly formed pressure group has claimed.

Plans for specialist YOI units 'nonsensical', claims Howard League

News

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison reform group has hit out at proposals to develop small, specialist units in young offender institutions (YOIs), labelling the idea "nonsensical".

Youth justice roundup: Detained children, reoffending rates and YOI bullying

News

Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Call for police to stop detaining children overnight; fall in reoffending rates; and bullying at Wetherby YOI, all in the news this week.

Consultation: Transforming Youth Custody: Putting education at the heart of detention

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Good Idea: Triage scheme to divert young offenders from custody

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Low-level young offenders are diverted from the criminal justice system by taking part in community payback schemes, reparation projects and other restorative programmes

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 for YJB to address lack of ‘fear response' among young offenders

News

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

New ways of dealing with young offenders with mental impairments must be devised in light of emerging evidence on the issue, a former member of the Youth Justice Board has said.

Custody spending to be slashed by Youth Justice Board

News

Thursday, May 22, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is to slash funding for youth custody by £56m this year but has pledged to protect community and youth offending team (YOT) budgets.

Labour Party Conference: Call to extend remit of YJB to under-21s

News

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board will be made responsible for young people up to the age of 21 under plans being pursued by Labour.

Home Office study reveals public support for less punitive stance on youth crime

News

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Members of the public do not want to see under-18s criminalised for low-level crime, despite being concerned about a "lack of discipline" among young people.

Youth offending team and university partnership unveiled

News

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.

Youth workers in emergency departments 'reduce youth violence'

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

| CYP Now

Schemes that place youth workers in hospital A&E departments show “real promise” in keeping children safe from involvement in violence, researchers have said.