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Youth diversion schemes offering an alternative to formal criminal justice proceedings are improving outcomes for young people involved in low-level criminal behaviour.

Sport can tackle the problem of youth justice disproportionality

Opinion

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

In the 12 months before March 2020, children from black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) backgrounds made up more than half the population in youth custody. In 2018/19, white children committed 61 per cent of all serious offences, but only accounted for 51 per cent of children in custody according to the Youth Justice Board’s Exploring Racial Disparity report.

Violence and youth work cuts

Analysis

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Research shows link between rise in youth crime and cuts in youth provision, with experts calling for funding.

Interview: Campbell Robb, Nacro chief executive

Features

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes speaks to the Nacro chief executive about reducing youth crime.

‘It’s a no-win scenario, either the police or a gang will get you’ Young People and Organised Crime – Vulnerable or Criminal?

Research

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Much of recent media coverage concerning young people has been on issues related to violence and crime, with knife-crime, child sexual exploitation and county lines especially high on the agenda.

Youth workers tackle knife crime in Northampton

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Forty-eight-week programme supports young people at risk of getting involved in knife crime.

Age of criminal responsibility

Other

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales remains one of the lowest in the world after it is raised in Scotland from eight to 12.

London Mayor ploughs £4.7m into tackling exclusions and violence in schools

News

Thursday, November 14, 2019

| CYP Now

Schools in areas of London blighted by youth violence are to be handed £4.7m to prevent children from being excluded and to better protect them after hometime.

Youth parliamentarians target knife crime

News

Thursday, January 24, 2019

| CYP Now

Tackling knife crime has reached the top of the agenda for youth parliamentarians after more than a million young people voted to prioritise the issue.

Serious violence: £200m fund opens to youth projects

News

Monday, December 10, 2018

| CYP Now

A £200m government fund to tackle rising levels of serious youth violence by supporting projects that help vulnerable children aged between 10 and 14, has opened to bids.

Drones and artificial intelligence to tackle youth violence? Home Office seeks 'innovative' ideas

News

Thursday, November 1, 2018

| CYP Now

New technological ways of tackling serious youth violence - such as the use of drones or artificial intelligence (AI) to identify people carrying knives - are set to be considered as part of a government drive to develop innovative ideas.

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

News

Friday, October 5, 2018

| CYP Now

A drug dealer has been jailed for 14 years in the first successful prosecution under legislation to tackle "county lines" crime, in which gangs exploit vulnerable children to establish drug networks.

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