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Activities such as art and sport will help young people build their sense of identity. Picture: Syda Productions/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 30 August 2023

Partnership offers alternative to custody in London

ROAD aims to promote alternative pro-social life options to drive down reoffending

Best Practice 30 August 2023

Catch22 helps young people get on right road

Buckinghamshire’s policy has been praised for being child-centred while acknowledging the importance of engaging parents and carers. Picture: Michael Evans/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 30 August 2023

Youth offending teams put effective resettlement policies into action

The aim of the training was to introduce practitioners to the concept of Constructive Resettlement. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock Posed by models

Other 30 August 2023

Training: Yorkshire YJS partnership delivers results

Juliette Greenwich: "Developing nurturing relationships, I learnt their narratives were often intertwined with trauma”

Best Practice 30 August 2023

How I Got Here: Juliette Greenwich, Engage programme youth worker

The new focus on serious youth violence will start in September. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 30 August 2023

Joint inspections to focus on serious youth violence

The right support package can reduce the chance of a child reoffending. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock

Features 30 August 2023

Special Report: Resettlement of Children

The Ministry of Justice has issued a policy directive on painful restraint in the youth secure estate. Picture: William/Adobe Stock

News 23 August 2023

Government bans use of painful restraint in youth custody estate

Article 39's chief executive Carolyne Willow has called for an expansion of the plans for the mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse. Picture: Article 39

News 16 August 2023

Mandatory reporting professionals list ‘too narrow’, warn campaigners

Most young people surveyed by the Howard League said they prefer to receive information in video format. Picture: Howard League

News 14 August 2023

Howard League video combats lack of understanding around prison recall

The report also calls for greater support for youth justice workers to mitigate 'vicarious trauma'. Picture: Fizkes/Adobe Stock

News 8 August 2023

Youth justice staff 'need more training in trauma-informed practice'

Isolation levels in Cookham Wood were described as 'inadequate' by its monitoring board. Picture: Cookham Wood/HMI Prisons

News 3 August 2023

Prisons watchdog warns of 'heightened' problems in YOIs

'We saw a service that is enthusiastic about giving children the opportunity to move away from a life of crime,' Russell says in his report. Picture: HMI Probation

News 3 August 2023

Inspectors praise youth justice service’s co-creation of support with children

Young people who take part in the research will be offered bereavement support. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 2 August 2023

Researchers investigate support for families left bereaved by youth violence

Lib Peck welcomed Maureen McKenna's 'huge amount of experience'. Picture: London VRU

News 2 August 2023

Former Glasgow education director appointed to reduce school exclusions in London