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Alternatives to custody need to be found

12 December 2007, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

In April this year, the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice adopted the resolution that national action plans should be formed to reduce the imprisonment of juveniles.

Editorial: Don't let this latest death in custody be in vain

5 December 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Just after seven o'clock last Thursday morning (29 November), a 15-year-old boy was found hanging in his cell at Lancaster Farms Young Offender Institution (YOI).

Editorial: Discs blunder ups pressure on ContactPoint

28 November 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Fear can be very contagious. The "missing discs" debacle at HM Revenue & Customs has intensified security concerns about ContactPoint, the £224m database that will hold details of every child...

Break the cycle of neglect and reoffending

14 November 2007, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Media portrayals of "hoodies" and concerns that antisocial behaviour orders are seen as badges of honour have strengthened the perception that young people and crime are inextricably linked.

Editorial: Time to welcome policing to the big picture

17 October 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

The values of Every Child Matters are about to tread fresh ground and penetrate the vocation of policing.

Let's be clear about deaths in custody

10 October 2007, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. The other week, on the radio during primetime news, I listened to one of the most disingenuous debates...

Editorial: Youth taskforce is a better way to get respect

10 October 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Amid the media maelstrom surrounding the snap general election that now isn't to be, the government last Friday slipped out an announcement that the Respect Taskforce and accompanying Respect Action...

We need a community approach to custody

3 October 2007, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

The recent pressure on the "juvenile secure estate" - the young offender institutions, secure training centres and secure children's homes where remanded and convicted young people are sent - should...

Prevention, not detention, must come first

12 September 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Children's Secretary Ed Balls last week told CYP Now that he wants to "strengthen the role the youth justice system can play in preventing youth crime." His words were welcome....

Opinion: Politicians have woken up to needs of young

5 September 2007, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

When Haymarket's first Young People Now was published in January 2003, my column was concerned with the huge gulf between the rhetoric and reality of government youth policy.