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What have police and crime commissioners done for young people?

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| CYP Now

It is more than 10 years since the first police and crime commissioners were elected in England and Wales. Joe Lepper explores what they have achieved for children, young people and families.

Community commission calls for overhaul of youth crime response

Analysis

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| CYP Now

Experts commissioned by a London borough to develop ideas for tackling local crime have recommended more investment in early help for vulnerable young people and a multi-agency response to domestic abuse.

Case for reform in use of tasers

Analysis

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

Changes to police training and recruitment needed after rise in taser use against children, say campaigners.

Taser incidents involving children double over two years

News

Thursday, August 26, 2021

| CYP Now

The number of children involved in police taser incidents has more than doubled over two years, a new report from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) reveals.

‘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.

Plan to return police to schools

Features

Monday, August 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Experts assess whether revisiting proposals for police in schools can solve rise in youth violence.

Mini police get to grips with cybercrime

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Police-led scheme raises awareness of cybercrime.

Google to fund charities to tackle youth violence

News

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

| CYP Now

Internet giant Google will provide grants totalling £600,000 to charities and community organisations as part of efforts to tackle violent crime, it has been announced.

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.

Media focus on knife crime 'fuelling excessive arrests of black children'

News

Monday, September 10, 2018

| CYP Now

An increase in media coverage of knife crime and gang issues has contributed to high levels of arrests of black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) children and their disproportional representation in youth custody, a charity has said.

Crime prevention initiative set for expansion

News

Friday, April 20, 2018

| CYP Now

A pilot programme that works with young offenders as soon as they are taken into police custody in a bid to help divert them from crime and find work is to be expanded.

Two thirds of police forces report issue with 'county lines' child exploitation

News

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Children are being exploited by drugs gangs through so-called "county lines" crime, in at least two thirds of police force areas a National Crime Agency report has found.

One in three police commissioners 'not funding youth crime prevention'

News

Monday, November 27, 2017

| CYP Now

More than a third of police and crime commissioners do not fund youth crime prevention initiatives, a government study has found.

Police figures reveal disproportionate arrests of BAME children in London

News

Monday, November 27, 2017

| CYP Now

Six out of 10 children and young people arrested in London are from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, accordingly to latest analysis by criminal justice campaigners.

Children to be bailed rather than detained in custody

News

Monday, October 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Children who have been charged with an offence will be released on bail "whenever possible" as part of Home Office efforts to reduce the number of young people being detained in police stations.

MPs to probe rise in knife crime in wake of spate of deaths

News

Friday, September 15, 2017

| CYP Now

A new cross-party group of MPs and peers has been launched to investigate the rise in knife crime across the UK.

Child arrest figures fall to new low

News

Sunday, August 6, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of arrests of children in England and Wales have fallen to a new low - with a drop of 13.9 per cent in the space of a year.

Concerns over use of 'potentially fatal' spit hoods on children

News

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| CYP Now

A children's rights charity has warned about the use of controversial spit hoods on children, claiming that the practice has resulted in deaths.

Call for police action on 'corrosive' stop and search practices

News

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Action is needed to reform police stop and search practices which are alienating young people from black and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, a report has concluded.

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What have police and crime commissioners done for young people?

Community commission calls for overhaul of youth crime response

Case for reform in use of tasers

Taser incidents involving children double over two years

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

Plan to return police to schools

Mini police get to grips with cybercrime

Google to fund charities to tackle youth violence

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

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

Media focus on knife crime 'fuelling excessive arrests of black children'

Crime prevention initiative set for expansion

Two thirds of police forces report issue with 'county lines' child exploitation

One in three police commissioners 'not funding youth crime prevention'

Police figures reveal disproportionate arrests of BAME children in London

Children to be bailed rather than detained in custody

MPs to probe rise in knife crime in wake of spate of deaths

Child arrest figures fall to new low

Concerns over use of 'potentially fatal' spit hoods on children

Call for police action on 'corrosive' stop and search practices

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