The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has announced that the YJB will lose some of its responsibilities with the creation of a new Youth Custody Service. Charlie Taylor, who last year conducted a review into UK youth justice (2016), will replace Lord Tom McNally as chair of the board in charge of preventing young people re-offending … Continue reading Over-criminalisation of looked after children – youth justice update
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Supporting looked after children and care leavers in the Criminal Justice System
Emergent themes and strategies for change - couple of good reads [...] responding to the āneedsā of vulnerable individuals within a risk-obsessed criminal justice system is perhaps the most impenetrable of the themes to emerge from practitioners'. Read full articleĀ at source:Ā Supporting looked after children and care leavers in the Criminal Justice System:Ā Emergent themes and strategies … Continue reading Supporting looked after children and care leavers in the Criminal Justice System
New in the Library
NewĀ articles have been added to ourĀ Library. Check out the following sections and thank you so much to all the Authors for sharing their publications. Care We are grateful toĀ Jameel HadiĀ Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford for this article.Ā Jameel is a member of The National Association of Youth Justice and The Howard League. In February … Continue reading New in the Library
Childrens home incidents
Police chief urges leniency around childrens home incidents Abstract Olivia Pinkney, children and young peopleās lead at the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and deputy chief constable of Sussex Police, has stated that local police services and childrenās homes providers shouldĀ work together to reduce the number of times officers are called out to residential … Continue reading Childrens home incidents
