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Poverty central to the summer riots, young people claim

Monday, December 19, 2011

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Young people believe that poverty was one of the key reasons behind the August riots, a survey by The Children's Society has found.

Abolition of YJB is difficult to justify

Monday, October 18, 2010

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The government's decision to scrap the Youth Justice Board (YJB) in last week's "bonfire of the quangos" is bewildering. In recent years, since the welcome demise of New Labour's Respect agenda, the YJB has helped to reduce first-time entrants to the criminal justice system and the youth custody population has come down.

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

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A young offender institution has "compromised the safety" of young people, with some suffering broken bones at the hands of staff, an official report says.

Trial to curb strip-searching in youth custody

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

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Compulsory strip-searching of under-18s arriving in custody is to be halted at a youth prison in a trial that could see the practice scrapped altogether.

Daily roundup: Free childcare, residential care, and youth unemployment

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

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Two-year-old childcare offer expansion in doubt, quarter of looked-after children are in lower-quality care homes, and the average under 30 will be unemployed for more than two years, all in the news today.

Ofsted skills director calls for better offender education

Thursday, October 10, 2013

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Ofsted has called for major improvements to the way young offenders and prisoners are educated.

Inspectors praise CPS progress on handling youth cases

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is improving how it deals with cases involving under-18s, inspectors have found.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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Children and young people who have died in custody in recent years haven been let down by "systemic failures", a study has found.

Birmingham quits devolved youth custody budget scheme

Thursday, October 25, 2012

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Birmingham is pulling out of a scheme to devolve the cost of youth custody to local authorities, CYP Now can reveal.

Youth custody education ‘must be expanded'

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

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Plans to improve education for young offenders in custody must focus on increasing existing provision and offering more opportunities for higher-level qualifications, a charity has said.

Youth custody units ‘must be smaller' to tackle violence

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

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A campaign group is calling for youth custody units to be reduced in size, amid concerns about gang-related violence in youth prisons.

Prison told to improve services for young women

Thursday, April 3, 2014

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A women's prison has been criticised for not paying enough attention to the needs of 18- to 21-year-olds held there.

YJB chair signals early intervention drive

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

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The chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has said that persuading police and crime commissioners of the importance of funding early intervention work will be one of his immediate priorities.

Custody threshold must be raised after small fall in child detention, say campaigners

Thursday, May 15, 2014

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Youth custody figures are unlikely to come down further until the government legislates to raise the threshold for imprisonment, according to prison reform campaigners.

Youth custody figures hit new low

Thursday, June 19, 2014

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Numbers of under-18s in custody have fallen to a new low, but black and ethnic minority young people now make up four out of every 10 of those detained, latest figures reveal.

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

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The Youth Justice Board is calling on youth offending teams (YOTs) to revise the way they work with female offenders.

Deputy commissioner slams failure to address sex offending by boys

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

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England's deputy children's commissioner has hit out at the lack of work being done to address sexual offending with young people in secure settings.

Youth custody levels show annual rise for first time in nine years

Monday, June 12, 2017

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The number of young people held in custody has risen year-on-year for the first time since 2008, government figures show.

Major study finds relationship between youth crime and morality

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

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Young people who commit little or no crime display greater self-control and possess personal morals that fit well with the law, a major study by academics at Cambridge University has found.

Inspectors praise youth offending teams in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

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Work by youth offending team staff in both Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire has been praised following separate inspections.

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