Youth Justice

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

Probation watchdog to lighten the inspection burden on YOTs

A revised inspection framework for youth offending teams aims to free up YOT staff to allow them to spend more time working with vulnerable service users

Bang for the buck

Social investment is set to become a growing source of finance for public projects. Ravi Chandiramani examines how it works, the principal challenges and how the children's sector could reap the benefits

Tackling causes of riots, six months on

The riots last August resulted in millions of pounds of damage, more than 4,000 arrests and represented the biggest display of civil disobedience in a generation.

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.

How early action in Glasgow is driving down crime

An intervention project has played a central role in reducing the number of offences committed by young people in 2010/11 by 32 per cent

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

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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