
Roles are available in youth offending teams, the police, courts, Crown Prosecution Service and the secure estate. There are also roles in the Youth Justice Board (YJB), which oversees the system in England and Wales.
In January 2019, the YJB issued its Workforce Development Strategy for 2019 to 2021. "It is clear there is a distinct set of youth justice skills, a well-defined body of knowledge and understanding, including areas such as trauma-informed practice," says YJB senior strategy adviser Ruth Searle, who wrote the document. As part of the strategy, the YJB committed to developing an electronic Youth Justice Workforce Development guide promoting good practice. It also said it would support the upskilling of the workforce in trauma-informed practice, enhanced case management and high-level engagement and intervention skills.
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