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More than a third of young people 'living in fear of crime'

News

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Fear of being a victim of crime is currently the biggest concern for young people, a major survey has found.

Daily roundup: Further education cuts, tax credits and drugs statistics

Other

Thursday, July 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Course closures and falling rolls in colleges, the link between welfare cuts and the economic crisis and drug use among school pupils, all in the news today.

Youth justice roundup

News

Thursday, April 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Smartphone warning, youth offending project saved, but gangs initiative to close, all in the news this week.

Fresh review of YJB announced

News

Thursday, January 10, 2013

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is to be reviewed for the third time in as many years, the government has announced.

Ashfield YOI to close in response to falling custody levels

News

Thursday, January 10, 2013

| CYP Now

A controversial privately run young offender institution is to stop holding under-18s as part of a prison estate shake-up announced by the Ministry of Justice today.

Daily roundup: Vocational qualifications, local government powers, and youth unemployment

Other

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Research shows schools are increasingly shunning vocational courses, MPs call for a power shift to councils, and a report finds that youth unemployment in the UK is rising faster than in other G8 nations, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: The Children's Food Trust, Welsh exams, and 'annoying' young people

Other

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

| CYP Now

The Department for Education cuts funding for the Children's Food Trust, the Welsh government decides to retain GCSEs and A levels, and concerns that the replacement for Asbos could be used "inappropriately", all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Immigration detention, Scottish children's wards, and ‘peer courts'

Other

Monday, February 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Outrage over the decision to sanction the use force on pregnant women in immigration detention, a call for a review of children's wards in Scotland, and a 'peer sentencing' pilot Hampshire, all in the news today.

White paper sets out antisocial behaviour measures

News

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Criminal behaviour orders are set to replace antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos), under government plans to tackle crime and nuisance behaviour.

Minister refuses to rule out extension of YJB's remit

News

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

| CYP Now

A government minister has revealed that the extension of the Youth Justice Board's (YJB's) remit to cover 18- to 21-year-olds is being kept "under review".

Service user input is key to solving social problems

Other

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Howard Williamson on why offenders are essential to stopping the cycle of reoffending.

Youth reoffending rate reaches 10-year high

News

Friday, November 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young offenders who go on to commit further crimes has risen to the highest level for more than a decade, latest figures show.

Government unveils details of "secure college" for young offenders

News

Friday, January 17, 2014

| CYP Now

A single secure college holding up to 320 young offenders is to be constructed as part of government attempts to drive down reoffending rates, it has been announced.

T2A Alliance to fund diversion initiatives for young offenders

News

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Pilot projects to divert young people from crime at different points in the justice system have been launched in six areas of England.

How positive expectations cut young people's offending behaviour

Best Practice

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Sports programme leads to drop in antisocial behaviour and offending among participants.

Experts look to public health model to tackle surge in youth knife crime

Features

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

A public health approach to tackling violent crime has been credited with cutting the murder rate in Scotland. Experts say the same model should be used in London following a rise in knife crime involving young people.

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.

UK's drug problems rival those in Brazil and Mexico, claims narcotics expert

News

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

| CYP Now

A United Nations narcotics expert has called for improved drug prevention and treatment programmes in the UK, after likening the drug problems in some cities to Brazil or Mexico.

Support for most vulnerable may be lost with payment-by-results, warns charity

News

Thursday, July 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Children with severe emotional problems or those deeply entrenched in gang culture may miss out on attempts to steer them onto the right path as a result of plans to introduce payment-by-results youth justice services, a charity has claimed.

Youth offending teams make progress on health services

News

Thursday, July 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Health services provided by youth offending teams (YOTs) for children and young people are improving, a report has found.

Charities seek top youth crime reduction schemes

News

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

| CYP Now

A consortium of charities led by Catch22 will be scouring the UK to find the 30 best schemes that help to prevent youth crime, as part of a 25m project.

Police seek to counter rise in street robberies

News

Monday, September 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Around 1,000 police and community support officers are to be deployed to stop children being robbed on the way to and from school this term.

How young offenders make better choices thanks to life coaches

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Project helps young people in custody make a fresh start.

Tackling youth violence: policy context

Other

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

A survey of local directors of public health by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCC) for England assessed local responses to youth violence and gangs.