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Statutory orders 'set up young offenders to fail'

Thursday, May 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Young offenders subject to youth justice and antisocial behaviour orders are being set up to fail, according to the latest Prison Reform Trust report.

Charities warned they must prove their worth

News

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth justice charities risk financial ruin unless they improve the way they measure and evaluate their work.

Barnardo's claims antisocial behaviour police powers will put children at risk

News

Friday, May 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Government plans to hand police powers to take children suspected of antisocial behaviour back to their homes are being opposed by children's charity Barnardo's.

Rise in violent deaths of teen boys is evidence of policy failure, warn academics

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Academics have warned that initiatives to cut youth crime have failed after research showed that violent deaths of teenage boys rose over the past three decades.

Good Practice: How a club cuts antisocial behaviour

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| CYP Now

The Unity Saturday Club gave young people aged 12 to 18 the chance to listen to music, play computer games and try street dancing, MC-ing and DJ-ing.

London mayor's office reveals details of Project Oracle evaluation programme

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The mayor of London's office has unveiled further details about its evaluation programme to measure the impact of youth projects in the capital.

Timing key to charity involvement in youth justice payment-by-results projects, says Nacro

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The timing of plans to push ahead with payment-by-results across the youth justice system will be vital if charities are to be able to contribute to its delivery, the head of crime reduction charity Nacro has said.

Derby young offenders to get targeted support

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

| CYP Now

Nottingham Trent University has designed a programme offering targeted support to young offenders in Derby.

Labour to review antisocial behaviour policy

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Labour is set to launch a review of antisocial behaviour policy after claiming the coalition is being too weak on crime.

Call for ex-offenders to lead agency to help vulnerable young people into work

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

| CYP Now

An agency led by ex-offenders should be created to help vulnerable young people into work, a consultation with young people on the fringes of the criminal justice system has found.

Complacency threatens progress on youth violence

News

Monday, April 4, 2011

| CYP Now

The economic climate and complacency pose the biggest risk to tackling the issue of serious youth violence in London, a leading figure has said.

Catch22 chief Joyce Moseley announces retirement

News

Monday, April 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Catch22 chief executive Joyce Moseley is to retire at the end of 2011 after nearly 12 years at the organisation.

Inspectors praise Staffordshire youth offending work

News

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth offending work in Staffordshire has been given the thumbs-up by inspectors in an "encouraging" report.

Lords vote to save Youth Justice Board

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has been dealt a blow over plans to abolish the Youth Justice Board after the House of Lords passed an amendment that the organisation should be retained.

Youth offending teams to have more flexibility over national standards

News

Friday, March 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Minimum requirements for youth offending teams (YOTs) are to be relaxed under a pilot project being run by the Youth Justice Board (YJB).

Gang threat to girls needs a government-led response

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Monday, March 21, 2011

| CYP Now

The government needs to issue clear guidance and set national minimum standards to tackle gang-related and serious youth violence against girls, think tank Race on the Agenda (Rota) is urging.

YOT budget reductions 'undermine efforts on reoffending'

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

| CYP Now

London Councils has warned that cuts to youth offending teams (YOTs) will stifle efforts to reduce crime.

Youth Justice Board website to be shut down

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Monday, March 14, 2011

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) website is to be closed down at the end of the month as part of government efforts to reduce the number of websites it runs.

Walsall and Sandwell youth offending teams found wanting on work to protect the public

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Inspectors have called for substantial improvement in the way members of the public are protected from harm by two youth offending teams in the Midlands.

Home Office brands chief constable's cuts comments 'irresponsible'

News

Friday, February 25, 2011

| CYP Now

A chief constable has been criticised by the Home Office after claiming that cuts to his force will place vulnerable people "at risk".

Value of drug support projects revealed

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

| CYP Now

Every pound spent on support services for young people with drug and alcohol problems saves the UK taxpayer between 5 and 8, according to latest government-commissioned research.

Proportion of ethnic minority children in custody rises

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The proportion of black and minority ethnic (BME) children in custody is increasing despite an overall fall in custody levels, CYP Now has learned.

MPs urge action on youth crime prevention

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Central government and the Youth Justice Board must encourage investment in local crime prevention schemes to avoid a rise in youth crime in England and Wales, MPs have warned.