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Finding an effective way to tackle antisocial behaviour

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 23, 2010
    • | CYP Now
The government has signalled its intention to get rid of Asbos. But instead of conceding that they had never been intended for young people in the first place, the cabinet has claimed it is because of the scheme's ineffectiveness.

Editorial: A tough decade for the youth justice system

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, May 20, 2008
    • | CYP Now
The youth justice system is under heightened scrutiny as we approach the tenth anniversary of the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act, which created the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) alongside local youth offending teams (YOTs).

Embarrassing custody rates require creative solutions

    Opinion
  • Monday, July 25, 2011
    • | CYP Now
The high number of young people held in youth custody in England and Wales has been a cause of national embarrassment. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has quite rightly raised concerns at the levels of young people held in our youth jails in its recent reports. Despite impressive reductions in recent years, more than 2,000 under-18s were in custody in May.

Editorial: YJB chair must stand up to political heat

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, January 22, 2008
    • | CYP Now
The government has at last ended its search for a permanent chair of the Youth Justice Board (see p7). Frances Done's appointment rounds off a turbulent 12 months for the YJB, for it was this very week last year that Rod Morgan resigned the post.

Youth crime demands a mature approach

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, July 15, 2008
    • | CYP Now
The Youth Crime Action Plan was being drafted frantically as CYP Now went to press. This keenly anticipated document is the most high-profile piece of children's policy this year.

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