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Working with Prevent: Social Work Options for Cases of 'Radicalisation Risk

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2015 Prevent duty mandates social workers and other professionals "to pay due regard" to possible radicalisation concerns. However, there is currently no guidance on how practitioners might do this.

Tougher inspections for STCs

Features

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

| CYP Now

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

International Focus: Community youth courts, New Zealand

Best Practice

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

| CYP Now

Rangatahi Courts, Nga Koti Rangatahi, are a community-based court in New Zealand that deals with young offenders from Maori communities who have admitted guilt.

'Going Viral' and 'Going Country' the Expressive and Instrumental Activities of Street Gangs on Social Media

Research

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

| CYP Now

This study considers the role of the internet in gang culture and activity in the UK. The authors analyse the expressive and instrumental uses of "trap rap" videos posted on YouTube as a means of gaining insight into gang-related activity, such as drug dealing through "working the country lines".

Luton Prevent programme

Best Practice

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

| CYP Now

Council taken the lead on supporting children and families vulnerable to radicalisation by extremists.

I Define Me

Best Practice

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

| CYP Now

Specialist service in two London hospitals support girls and young women affected by gangs.

Lancashire vulnerability hub

Best Practice

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

| CYP Now

Multi-agency hub works with vulnerable young people in Lancashire to reduce their risk of exploitation.

Kinetic Youth

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

| CYP Now

Youth work at Werrington YOI praised for promoting boys' understanding and awareness.

YOTs and universities link up

Features

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

| CYP Now

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

Clarity sought on secure schools

Features

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

| CYP Now

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

How enterprise turns offenders from crime

Best Practice

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Learning practical phone repair skills is helping young people to improve their employment prospects and drive down reoffending.

Serious Violence Strategy: experts advocate earlier interventions

Features

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.

Boosting YOI classroom time

Features

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Experts call for changes to education provision in youth custody amid fall in classroom time in 2017.

Children's Social Care Innovation Programme: Support for complex adolescents

Best Practice

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Projects in the first phase of the DfE's Children's Social Care Innovation Programme have been evaluated to identify common themes. This briefing summarises learning on meeting the needs of complex adolescents.

Police and young Cumbrians work together to tackle youth crime issues

Best Practice

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Police leaders in Cumbria have created a platform for local young people to engage peers in identifying youth policing priorities.

PCCs put focus on young adults

Features

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Police and crime commissioners are developing fresh ways to reduce offending by young adults.

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

Features

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

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

Features

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

| CYP Now

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

Lessons from Serious Case Reviews: Teenagers

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

The NSPCC has analysed evidence from serious case reviews to identify learning. This issue summarises the lessons for working with teenagers and the vulnerabilities they can face.