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Inspections clinic: Youth justice services

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  • Tuesday, September 26, 2023
  • | CYP Now
While a new report shows that more young offenders are now accessing better quality specialist services, some areas of concern still remain. Jo Stephenson examines the inspectorate’s findings.

Special Report: Resettlement of Children

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  • Wednesday, August 30, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Youth offending teams and local authorities are working together to design and deliver resettlement solutions that focus on the child's needs and support them at an early stage through their journey.

Youth Offending Special Report

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  • Tuesday, October 25, 2022
  • | CYP Now
Levels of offending by young people have fallen sharply since 2012, but severe offences now make up a greater proportion of convictions highlighting the need for services to deliver more intensive early help.

Inspections Clinic: Youth offending services

Latest probation inspectorate annual report highlights services striving to tackle disproportionality but management of young offender risk in the community remains a problem, reports Jo Stephenson.

Inspections Clinic: Tackling disproportionality

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  • Wednesday, December 22, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Inspectors now assess how youth offending services promote diversity and address disproportionality. While the issue is on the radar of most teams, few have made sufficient progress, reports Jo Stephenson.

Tackling Youth Violence: Special Report

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  • Tuesday, October 26, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Despite a recent fall in knife-related assaults, there are fears the pandemic has fuelled the factors that give rise to youth violence, prompting fresh calls for action to divert young people from harm.

Inspections Clinic: Multi-agency working

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  • Tuesday, August 31, 2021
  • | CYP Now
A review of multi-agency working in response to youth offending praises work to help young people move away from crime, but criticises the response around looked-after children, finds Jo Stephenson.

A decade on from the summer riots

It is 10 years since England was rocked by rioting and looting that spread from London to other cities. Experts, charities and young people explore whether lessons were learned and if it could happen again.

Secure children’s homes: Inspections Clinic

Secure children’s homes cater for some of the most vulnerable children but there is a serious shortage of placements. Jo Stephenson looks at how good partnerships and staff levels are key to inspection outcomes.

Youth offending services: Inspections Clinic

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  • Tuesday, January 26, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Recent assessment of youth offending services shows more than half needing improvements, yet inspectors also found many teams providing good support to young people, writes Jo Stephenson.

Youth Justice: Special Report

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  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Against a background of continuing wide-ranging reforms of the youth justice system, CYP Now’s special report looks at the latest trends and policy developments, academic research and examples of best practice.

Twenty years of youth offending teams

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  • Tuesday, October 27, 2020
  • | CYP Now
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.

Gangs and Criminal Exploitation: Special Report

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  • Wednesday, July 31, 2019
  • | CYP Now
A rise in gang violence and youth crime has prompted policymakers to develop legislation to tackle the threats and boost funding for statutory and voluntary agencies to support child criminal exploitation victims.