Youth Justice

Latests news, analysis and opinion on crime prevention, antisocial behaviour, restorative justice, custodial interventions, and effective resettlement.

YOTs get ready to influence new police and crime commissioners

The first police and crime commissioners will be elected across England and Wales in November, and youth offending teams (YOTs) are bracing themselves for their introduction.

Careers: Youth offending team worker

The role of youth offending team workers is becoming increasingly varied, finds Charlotte Goddard

ChildRIGHT: Strategy for reform of the secure estate

Elizabeth Yarrow, international researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at plans for young people's prisons in England and Wales.

How a nationwide project is helping young offenders to stand up for their legal rights

The UR Boss initiative works to make sure young offenders have access to information on their legal rights and entitlements

Good Practice: How a safe haven project is reducing violent crime in Liverpool

The CitySafe Havens initiative has reduced violent crime in the city by 29.6 per cent

Good Practice: How interventions are curbing antisocial behaviour in Brighton and Hove

Intensive work with both families and their social workers led to a dramatic fall in complaints about behaviour within months

If children in care offend, should we lock them up?

As an education director, I rarely considered individual children, instead dealing with them statistically.

YJB should use reprieve to lock child welfare into the system

A clear and concerted campaign has finally stopped the government from piling the Youth Justice Board onto its bureaucracy-busting "bonfire of the quangos".

'Moment of madness' is in danger of recurring

Basing policy on evidence seems straightforward. But we continue to see politicians speak out on issues with the scantest of evidence and with particular audiences in mind. The most extreme example of late was the coverage about gangs after the summe...

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Social Worker London Borough of Barnet £29,601 - £34,542, Barnet
Deputy Director Children's Services (East) Spurgeons Starting £53,741-£55,084 p.a. rising to £61,867 p.a., Befordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex
Children's Services Manager (South) Spurgeons Starting £36,313-£38,961 p.a. rising to £42,519 p.a., South England
Assistant Manager Family Action £31,449- £34,484 inclusive of Inner London Weighting, Wandsworth
Manager - Children's Commissioning Team London Borough of Sutton Grade SM1 Salary Min £46,050 Max £53,655 (unconsolidated), Sutton, Surrey