Children living in residential care are at least 13 times more likely to be criminalised than all other children (Howard League, 2017). Over the last two years, Howard League has conducted extensive qualitative research on good practice in the prevention of criminalisation of children in residential care. Owners and staff of private, voluntary and local authority homes and children and young people who are, or who have recently, lived in children's homes have been spoken to. This report is based on its research findings.
Principled approach
This report sets out some core principles that should be applied in all children's homes to help protect children from unnecessary criminalisation; many echo government guidance to the Children's Homes Regulations and Quality Standards (2015). The focus is on providing some foundational elements that will improve the emotional wellbeing of abused and traumatised children with a view to improving behaviour and reducing the need for these interventions.
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