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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.

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.

'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.

Police commissioner candidates asked to sign youth charter

News

Friday, October 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Police and crime commissioner (PCC) candidates are being asked to commit to taking young people's views into account by signing a pledge.

How Southwark's multi-agency unit drives down violent youth crime

Other

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Southwark's multi-agency team has a radical impact in reducing gun and knife crime among young people

Daily roundup: Leaving care, young offenders and youth clubs

Other

Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Care leavers discuss social exclusion with ministers; Clegg criticises knife sentence plans; and graffiti artist bequeaths piece of work to Bristol youth club, all in the news today.

Realising Ambition

Funding

Monday, October 3, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding to expand crime prevention schemes with a proven track record

Hospital youth work scheme set for London-wide expansion

News

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

| CYP Now

An award-winning service that places specialist youth workers in hospital emergency departments in an effort to tackle gang violence is to be expanded across London.

‘It’s a no-win scenario, either the police or a gang will get you’ Young People and Organised Crime – Vulnerable or Criminal?

Research

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Much of recent media coverage concerning young people has been on issues related to violence and crime, with knife-crime, child sexual exploitation and county lines especially high on the agenda.

Loughton fears backlash over youth PCC furore

News

Monday, April 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Former children's minister Tim Loughton has called on police and crime commissioners to stick to plans to recruit young people in the wake of a media storm around the first youth police commissioner.

Daily roundup: Sex offenders, youth crime ambassador, and gang intervention

Other

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Calls for lower threshold for sex offender orders, decision to appoint £22k youth ambassador criticised, and Iain Duncan-Smith pledges to help gangs project, all in the news today.

Labour urges action on youth knife crime

News

Monday, December 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Labour has called on the government to deploy youth workers in hospitals to counter the growing number of young people dying from knife crime.

Primary staff 'frustrated and angry' at lack of help to steer children from gangs

News

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

| CYP Now

Staff in primary schools often feel powerless to support young people at risk of getting involved with gangs, because they are not getting the help they need from within the school or from other local agencies, a report has warned.

Riots panel seeks views on recent unrest

News

Friday, September 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The independent riots panel is urging young people, parents and youth leaders affected by last month's unrest to give their views on their communities.

Paddick outlines plans for hotel levy to fund youth centres

News

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth hubs funded by banks and a luxury hotel levy should be set up across the capital to offer young people an alternative to gangs, Liberal Democrat London mayoral candidate Brian Paddick has said.

Sussex PCC launches youth commission

News

Friday, November 22, 2013

| CYP Now

A youth commission is to be established in Sussex by the county's police and crime commissioner (PCC).

Daily roundup: Adoption adverts, mental health services, and children's centre closures

Other

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Adoption agency places adverts featuring real children; report questions progress on mental health provision for young offenders; and politicians in Kent give green light to children's centre closures, all in the news today.

MPs to probe rise in knife crime in wake of spate of deaths

News

Friday, September 15, 2017

| CYP Now

A new cross-party group of MPs and peers has been launched to investigate the rise in knife crime across the UK.

London Mayor ploughs £4.7m into tackling exclusions and violence in schools

News

Thursday, November 14, 2019

| CYP Now

Schools in areas of London blighted by youth violence are to be handed £4.7m to prevent children from being excluded and to better protect them after hometime.

Violence and youth work cuts

Analysis

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Research shows link between rise in youth crime and cuts in youth provision, with experts calling for funding.

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Renewed political spotlight puts focus on reaching out to gangs

Nacro to close Neet education centres

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

Police commissioner candidates asked to sign youth charter

How Southwark's multi-agency unit drives down violent youth crime

Daily roundup: Leaving care, young offenders and youth clubs

Realising Ambition

Hospital youth work scheme set for London-wide expansion

‘It’s a no-win scenario, either the police or a gang will get you’ Young People and Organised Crime – Vulnerable or Criminal?

Loughton fears backlash over youth PCC furore

Daily roundup: Sex offenders, youth crime ambassador, and gang intervention

Labour urges action on youth knife crime

Primary staff 'frustrated and angry' at lack of help to steer children from gangs

Riots panel seeks views on recent unrest

Paddick outlines plans for hotel levy to fund youth centres

Sussex PCC launches youth commission

Daily roundup: Adoption adverts, mental health services, and children's centre closures

MPs to probe rise in knife crime in wake of spate of deaths

London Mayor ploughs £4.7m into tackling exclusions and violence in schools

Violence and youth work cuts

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