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Renewed political spotlight puts focus on reaching out to gangs

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Despite encouraging signs that youth violence is on the wane, youth work experts are warning that better co-ordination is needed to engage and divert a hardcore of young people involved in street gangs.

Young people in custody fear for their future

News

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

| CYP Now

An increasing proportion of young people in custody fear they will have problems setting themselves up and getting a job on their release, a major study has found.

‘Risky drinking' must be on YOT radar

News

Thursday, December 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending team (YOT) staff should be trained to spot the signs of "risky drinking" by young offenders and point them towards help, a study has found.

Government minister to lead Youth Justice Board

News

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Government minister Lord McNally has been appointed as the new chair of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Call to keep teenage girls out of custody

News

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Teenage girls are committing less crime, with a big fall in violent offences, but are ending up in custody over "minor misdemeanours" a parliamentary inquiry has found.

Police forces praised for action on criminalisation in children's homes

News

Monday, December 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Joint action by care home providers and police to tackle the criminalisation of children in residential care is dramatically reducing the number of inappropriate call-outs, research has found.

YJB 'could win reprieve'

News

Monday, September 12, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is considering a dramatic U-turn on plans to abolish the Youth Justice Board (YJB) as a result of last month's riots, CYP Now understands.

Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

News

Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth custody is becoming increasingly dangerous despite overall numbers being held dropping dramatically, official statistics show.

Inspectorate censures police for holding vulnerable children in cells

News

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Police forces have been criticised for placing vulnerable children in cells as a substitute for appropriate welfare provision.

Nacro to close Neet education centres

News

Friday, June 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Crime reduction charity Nacro is closing five education centres for young people who are not in employment, education, or training (Neet) due to a £4m shortfall in income, CYP Now has learned.

Use of high-security ‘closed visits' in youth custody on the rise

News

Friday, July 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of times young people in custody are being made to undergo high-security "closed visits" behind glass are on the rise, government statistics have shown.

Police chiefs unveil strategy to treat under-18s as 'children first'

News

Thursday, September 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Police officers dealing with under-18s should treat them as "children first" rather than potential criminals, the organisation representing police chiefs has said.

‘Commission will look for solutions to generational cycles of violence’

Analysis

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| CYP Now

There are tens of thousands of marginalised children, all of them born with great potential, whose opportunities are being curtailed because they are growing up in circumstances that make them extremely vulnerable to involvement with gangs or criminal or sexual exploitation.

Inspections Clinic: Multi-agency working

Features

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| CYP Now

A review of multi-agency working in response to youth offending praises work to help young people move away from crime, but criticises the response around looked-after children, finds Jo Stephenson.

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Government has rejected calls by leading children's charities for the age of criminal responsibility to be increased.

Funding limitations will hamper restorative justice goal

News

Thursday, May 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Expansion of restorative justice projects will be limited because of a shortage of funds, the chair of the Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour has warned.

YOTs receive recommendations for improvement

News

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

| CYP Now

Four sets of inspection results of youth offending teams have been published, giving a mixed picture of progress being made in local areas.

Proportion of ethnic minority children in custody rises

News

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.

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

News

Friday, October 5, 2018

| CYP Now

A drug dealer has been jailed for 14 years in the first successful prosecution under legislation to tackle "county lines" crime, in which gangs exploit vulnerable children to establish drug networks.