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Positive work at Hindley YOI offset by safety concerns

Thursday, April 25, 2013

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A young offender institution (YOI) has been praised for good work with young people despite concerns about safety and claims of "abusive" staff.

Blackpool project beats national reoffending rates

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

| CYP Now

A youth justice service in Blackpool has revealed that just 6.6 per cent of those who completed the project have reoffended.

Mentors to support 16- and 17-year-olds on community sentences

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Monday, April 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Crime prevention charity Catch22 is supplying mentors to young offenders in six London boroughs in a bid to steer them away from crime.

Extend caution review to under-18s, government told

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending team bosses have urged the government to extend its review of police cautions to investigate their use with under-18s.

Boris Johnson bids for control of youth justice

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

| CYP Now

London mayor Boris Johnson has outlined plans to lobby government to give him more control of youth justice policy in the capital.

Youth justice system fails looked-after children, say MPs

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

| CYP Now

The youth justice system is letting down children in care and care leavers, according to a damning report by MPs.

Young offender assessment system given green light

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Monday, March 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A new assessment system for young offenders will drive down reoffending rates and reduce the use of remands to custody, the Youth Justice Board has said.

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

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Friday, February 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first time has dropped by 20 per cent, according to the latest official figures.

Plan to axe YJB weakened its influence, says chief

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Government attempts to scrap the Youth Justice Board (YJB) resulted in it losing its authority, the chief executive of the organisation has conceded.

Ashfield YOI to close in response to falling custody levels

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

| CYP Now

A controversial privately run young offender institution is to stop holding under-18s as part of a prison estate shake-up announced by the Ministry of Justice today.

Commissioner backs mentors for young offenders

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

All young offenders should have access to an adult mentor, a report by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People has claimed.

Call for YJB to address lack of ‘fear response' among young offenders

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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New ways of dealing with young offenders with mental impairments must be devised in light of emerging evidence on the issue, a former member of the Youth Justice Board has said.

Review of youth custody standards announced

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Guidelines for how staff should work with young offenders in custody are set to be relaxed in a bid to improve practice, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.

Child custody campaign ends after five years

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

A high-profile campaign to reduce numbers of children in custody is to conclude by the end of the year when its funding finishes, it has been confirmed.

Youth offending teams unveil merger plans

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Cheshire West and Halton and Warrington youth offending teams (YOTs) are to merge, creating one of the largest services in England and Wales.

Popularity of new 'youth conditional caution' called into question

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

| CYP Now

The popularity of a new sanction for low-level youth offending has been called into question after it emerged that a total of just 173 youth conditional cautions have been handed out across three major police forces in a government trial.

Youth offending team and university partnership unveiled

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Friday, August 10, 2012

| CYP Now

A partnership between a youth offending team (YOT) and university has been launched to improve services for young people, in a move that could pave the way for similar arrangements elsewhere in England and Wales.

Home Office study reveals public support for less punitive stance on youth crime

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Members of the public do not want to see under-18s criminalised for low-level crime, despite being concerned about a "lack of discipline" among young people.

Magistrates call for increase in restorative justice options for young offenders

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Restorative justice is being underused in the youth justice system because of a lack of sentencing options for young offenders, the head of the Magistrates' Association has said.

Troubled families programme should target siblings of offenders, MPs told

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Involving youth offending services with the government's troubled families agenda could help reduce numbers of young people getting in trouble with the law, MPs have been told.

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Positive work at Hindley YOI offset by safety concerns

Blackpool project beats national reoffending rates

Mentors to support 16- and 17-year-olds on community sentences

Extend caution review to under-18s, government told

Boris Johnson bids for control of youth justice

Youth justice system fails looked-after children, say MPs

Young offender assessment system given green light

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

Plan to axe YJB weakened its influence, says chief

Ashfield YOI to close in response to falling custody levels

Commissioner backs mentors for young offenders

Call for YJB to address lack of ‘fear response' among young offenders

Review of youth custody standards announced

Child custody campaign ends after five years

Youth offending teams unveil merger plans

Popularity of new 'youth conditional caution' called into question

Youth offending team and university partnership unveiled

Home Office study reveals public support for less punitive stance on youth crime

Magistrates call for increase in restorative justice options for young offenders

Troubled families programme should target siblings of offenders, MPs told

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