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Call to tackle police violence against young people

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  • Thursday, October 13, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Police officers should receive specific training on how to communicate and deal with children and young people, as part of efforts to tackle the use of violence against them, a children's rights organisation has said. ?

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.

YJB chief: Future of quango in doubt

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  • Wednesday, February 24, 2016
  • | CYP Now
The future of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) is in doubt, with the quango unlikely to continue in its present form once a government review of the youth justice system is completed, the organisation's chief executive has said.

YJB proposes cuts to spending on youth custody staff

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  • Wednesday, August 26, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Spending on staff in young offender institutions (YOIs) will be cut and efforts to make the restraint system safer will be shelved as part of Youth Justice Board (YJB) proposals to deal with emergency in-year cuts imposed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), it has emerged.

YOTs face in-year cuts of £12m

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  • Thursday, August 20, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Youth offending teams (YOTs) will be forced to cut early intervention work and make staff redundant due to proposed emergency cuts of 14 per cent, it has been claimed.