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Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Basic improvements to the way children are dealt with in care could lead to significant reductions in offending by looked-after children, a report has suggested.

Media focus on knife crime 'fuelling excessive arrests of black children'

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Monday, September 10, 2018

| CYP Now

An increase in media coverage of knife crime and gang issues has contributed to high levels of arrests of black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) children and their disproportional representation in youth custody, a charity has said.

Councils told to get more involved in youth justice

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Councils must play a more active role in youth justice in order to drive necessary changes to the system, the chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has said.

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice has refused to confirm fears that youth jails have reached capacity or outline its contingency plans to deal with the situation amid concerns that children's lives are being put in danger through overcrowding.

MoJ reveals post-riot custody levels

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

| CYP Now

New figures show numbers of children in custody in the wake of last month's riots peaked on 23 August and have now started to fall.

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Calls by leading children's charities for the age of criminal responsibility to be increased have been rejected by government.

Government minister appointed to lead Youth Justice Board

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Government minister Lord McNally has been appointed as the new chair of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Antisocial behaviour powers put children at risk of eviction

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed new powers that could result in children as young as 10 being evicted from their home for bad behaviour have been criticised by a coalition of leading charities.

Andrew Selous appointed youth justice minister

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Andrew Selous has been confirmed as the minister who will take on responsibility for youth justice.

Campaign to get police commissioners to consult with young people launched

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A campaign to encourage new police and crime commissioners to consult young people before developing policies has been launched by the Howard League for Penal Reform.

Nacro urges preventative work to divert young people from gangs

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

More focus must be placed on diverting young people from antisocial behaviour at an earlier stage, in order to tackle the problem of gangs, a crime reduction charity has said.

Non-white children more likely to face custody for knife possession

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Thursday, January 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Black, Asian and ethnic minority children are more likely to be sent to custody for knife possession than white children, new figures have shown.

Exploited girls commit crime to escape abusers, report reveals

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Sexually exploited girls commit crime in order to escape the men who exploit them, but often end up being punished by the authorities rather than helped, a report has found.

Youth courts need urgent reform, finds inquiry

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

| CYP Now

The youth court system is not fit for purpose and needs urgent reform, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

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.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

Plans for specialist YOI units 'nonsensical', claims Howard League

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison reform group has hit out at proposals to develop small, specialist units in young offender institutions (YOIs), labelling the idea "nonsensical".

PCCs to form early intervention group to reduce youth offending

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are to link up with early intervention experts to help widen the use of preventative projects for young people at risk of getting in trouble with the law.

Riots response has made gangs more violent

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Moves to arrest hundreds of gang members in the wake of last year's riots has led to an increase in violence, chaos and anarchy because younger inexperienced members are filling the leadership vacuum, a think-tank says.

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Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

Media focus on knife crime 'fuelling excessive arrests of black children'

Councils told to get more involved in youth justice

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

MoJ reveals post-riot custody levels

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

Government minister appointed to lead Youth Justice Board

Antisocial behaviour powers put children at risk of eviction

Andrew Selous appointed youth justice minister

Campaign to get police commissioners to consult with young people launched

Nacro urges preventative work to divert young people from gangs

Non-white children more likely to face custody for knife possession

Exploited girls commit crime to escape abusers, report reveals

Youth courts need urgent reform, finds inquiry

Young offender assessment system given green light

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

Plans for specialist YOI units 'nonsensical', claims Howard League

PCCs to form early intervention group to reduce youth offending

Riots response has made gangs more violent

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