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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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Recruitment campaigns and improved training are vital to make the secure estate safer, say experts.

Questions over police use of knife images

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Evidence suggests images of knives to "scare" young people from carrying weapons don't work, and may exacerbate the problem.

Inspections Clinic: 10 key questions on STC assurance visits

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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Ofsted's Yvette Stanley answers 10 key questions from Jo Stephenson about how new assurance inspections for secure training centres will work and the improvements they will bring for children.

Catch22 helps young people get on right road

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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Not-for-profit organisation delivers discussion-based workshops as part of a programme to break gang and violence ideation among young adults in custody.

Improving agencies’ response to tackling serious youth violence

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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Review of cases in the London borough of Croydon highlights how safeguarding organisations need to work with vulnerable children as early as possible to reduce the risk of them getting involved in violent incidents

Police and young Cumbrians work together to tackle youth crime issues

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

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

Mediation helps Bengali young people leave gangs behind

Monday, July 29, 2019

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Works with vulnerable young people in predominantly Bengali community.

Fall in YOI staff linked to restraint increase

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick calls for workforce improvements to tackle rising restraint use in the secure estate.

Briefing: Alternative to custody accommodation pilot

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Key questions on supported housing scheme that is an alternative to custody for young Londoners.

Youth Offending: Policy

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

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The decline in levels of offending by young people over the past decade is one of the few good news stories in the justice system.

Taking teachable moments to cut risk of violence

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Hospital-based youth workers use the immediate aftermath of violence as an opportunity for young people to address risky behaviour and tackle exploitation.

Project unpicks the trauma of care to address offending

Monday, September 23, 2019

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Experience of both care and custody is not unusual - Ministry of Justice research suggests around a quarter of the adult prison population are care leavers, despite less than one per cent of children entering care each year.

Interview: Maureen McKenna, education expert advising London’s VRU

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

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Fiona Simpson speaks to the education expert on her role advising London’s Violence Reduction Unit.

How drama therapy tackles trauma

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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Programme reduces reoffending by addressing the needs of children in the youth justice system.

Boosting the work skills of prolific young offenders

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

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The Skill Mill provides employment in environmental work for young ex-offenders aged between 16 and 18.

Police academy: how forces are on the front line of early intervention

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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Lancashire and Northamptonshire police are involved in a multi-agency early intervention initiative to develop new ways of working with children and young people with the aim of diverting them from a crime pathway.

Services collaborate to tackle CCE in South Yorkshire

Monday, July 29, 2019

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Multi-agency hub established to co-ordinate sub-regional response.

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

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.

Action for Children - Multisystemic therapy, Manchester

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

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Intensive, home-based programme supporting young people on the edge of care, and their families.

Twenty years of youth offending teams

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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This year, youth offending teams (YOTs) turned 20. Here, current and former YOT managers reflect on developments over the 20 years, while the YJB chair considers the challenges that lie ahead.

Shift the balance of power in youth justice

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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Youth justice services need to adopt a more collaborative approach with young people, say experts.

Inspections Clinic: Prisoners with restricted status

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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Young prisoners who have committed the most serious crimes are subject to strict measures that impede rehabilitation and affect their mental health, according to a review. Jo Stephenson reports.

Youth offending teams put effective resettlement policies into action

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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A recently published HM Inspectorate of Probation guide highlights examples of effective resettlement practice by youth offending services in Hammersmith and Fulham, Buckinghamshire, Bolton and York.

Tackling youth violence: policy context

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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A survey of local directors of public health by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCC) for England assessed local responses to youth violence and gangs.

Using the law to uphold vulnerable children’s rights and entitlements