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Gangs and Criminal Exploitation: Special Report

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

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A rise in gang violence and youth crime has prompted policymakers to develop legislation to tackle the threats and boost funding for statutory and voluntary agencies to support child criminal exploitation victims.

Gangs and Criminal Exploitation: Policy context

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Monday, July 29, 2019

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Guide helps staff support young people affected by bereavement

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Monday, June 24, 2019

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Recent guidance aims to help youth justice practitioners to improve how they support young offenders to deal with grief and bereavement.

'More trusting, less prescriptive' - Taylor's new vision for the YJB

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Monday, May 27, 2019

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Youth Justice Board chair Charlie Taylor says slimmed-down national standards reflect a more mature youth justice system that needs the freedom to innovate to improve the lives of the most vulnerable young offenders.

Summit offers solutions to youth violence

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Monday, April 29, 2019

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National knife crime summit offers the chance to extend the best local practice, says youth work leader.

Medway STC whistleblower calls for culture and practice reforms

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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Whistleblower who alerted authorities to abuse at Medway secure training centre says the review into the case shows there needs to be major changes to how staff work with young people before the issues will be resolved.

Councils develop programmes to reduce impact of parent conflict

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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Councils took part in a pilot to reduce parental conflict because of the damage it does to children. As the initiative is to be extended, leaders came together to explain how they engaged agencies and practitioners in the programme.

Factors behind rise in remand

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Lack of magistrates and secure children's homes to blame for increase in children in custody on remand.

Draft standards miss the mark

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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

| CYP Now

Experts warn revised youth justice standards may reduce children's rights and lead to inconsistent practice.

Secure schools: government looks to providers to deliver reforms

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

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MoJ documents reveal details of how secure school will operate and what prospective providers must do to fulfil ministers' ambitions. But one expert fears that a lack of funding and too many children may harm its impact.

Special Report: Reducing Youth Reoffending

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Youth justice services have developed a range of innovative approaches to engage repeat offenders, but experts say more needs to be done to support young people with the most entrenched problems.

A public health approach to youth violence

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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With violent crime on the increase in England, Tom de Castella asks what children's services can learn from the public health model that originated in the US and has reduced youth violence in Glasgow.

Are children's home arrests a problem?

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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The Howard League for Penal Reform is concerned that children in residential care are being criminalised unfairly, despite a report showing a fall in arrests. Experts debate if enough is being done to tackle the issue.

Tougher inspections for STCs

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

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Youth justice experts back plans for increased monitoring by inspectorates of secure training centres.

YOTs and universities link up

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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

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Youth offending teams are creating partnerships with universities to improve knowledge of best practice.

Clarity sought on secure schools

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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Proposals over size, location and mixed gender populations of secure schools raise campaigners' concerns.

Serious Violence Strategy: experts advocate earlier interventions

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

| CYP Now

Amid a rise in knife crime, new Serious Violence Strategy is to fund projects working with young people at risk of involvement with gangs. But experts say work with children needs to be in universal settings and start earlier.

Experts look to public health model to tackle surge in youth knife crime

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

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A public health approach to tackling violent crime has been credited with cutting the murder rate in Scotland. Experts say the same model should be used in London following a rise in knife crime involving young people.

PCCs and youth crime prevention

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Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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Experts call for police and crime commissioners to do more to fund youth crime prevention work.

Joining youth and family courts

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

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Experts assess the barriers to integrated youth and family courts system following Munby intervention.

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Gangs and Criminal Exploitation: Special Report

Gangs and Criminal Exploitation: Policy context

Guide helps staff support young people affected by bereavement

'More trusting, less prescriptive' - Taylor's new vision for the YJB

Summit offers solutions to youth violence

Medway STC whistleblower calls for culture and practice reforms

Councils develop programmes to reduce impact of parent conflict

Factors behind rise in remand

Draft standards miss the mark

Secure schools: government looks to providers to deliver reforms

Special Report: Reducing Youth Reoffending

A public health approach to youth violence

Are children's home arrests a problem?

Tougher inspections for STCs

YOTs and universities link up

Clarity sought on secure schools

Serious Violence Strategy: experts advocate earlier interventions

Experts look to public health model to tackle surge in youth knife crime

PCCs and youth crime prevention

Joining youth and family courts

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