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

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.

Child arrests fall but violence in custody rises

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of under-18s being arrested is continuing to fall, but levels of violence and self-harm in youth custody are on the rise, government figures show.

Government minister appointed to lead Youth Justice Board

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Government minister Lord McNally has been appointed as the new chair of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Government has rejected calls by leading children's charities for the age of criminal responsibility to be increased.

Non-white children more likely to face custody for knife possession

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Thursday, January 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Black, Asian and ethnic minority children are more likely to be sent to custody for knife possession than white children, new figures have shown.

Police and crime commissioner to take over youth offending service

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Friday, November 6, 2015

| CYP Now

One of the largest youth offending services in the country is set to be handed over to a police and crime commissioner in the first arrangement of its kind.

Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Inspections of local authority youth offending teams (YOTs) will be suspended for a period as part of efforts to help them cope with £9m of in-year cuts that have been rubber-stamped by the Youth Justice Board.

Police chief urges leniency around children's home incidents

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Police forces should only attend children's homes to tackle extreme incidents of young people's behaviour, the country's top police officer for children's issues has said.

One in three young people in custody are in care system

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

More than a third of under-18s in young offender institutions (YOI) are in the care system, it has emerged.

Gove orders review of youth justice system

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Friday, September 11, 2015

| CYP Now

A former government adviser on school behaviour will head a review of the youth justice system, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has announced.

Youth reoffending on the increase

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of young offenders going on to commit further crimes has increased, latest statistics show.

Custody use for youth knife crime more than doubles

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people convicted of a knife crime are twice as likely to receive a custodial sentence than they were seven years ago, latest figures have revealed.

Further fall in number of first-time young offenders

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of young people convicted for an offence for the first time is continuing to fall, latest Ministry of Justice figures have revealed.

Youth justice system 'fails vulnerable girls'

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth justice agencies are failing to give vulnerable girls the support they need because services are too geared towards helping boys, a newly formed pressure group has claimed.

Labour Party Conference: 'PCCs best placed to tackle cycle of offending'

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Home affairs committee chair Keith Vaz has criticised the Labour Party's pledge to abolish police and crime commissioners (PCCs) if it wins the next general election.

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

| CYP Now

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

Andrew Selous appointed youth justice minister

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Andrew Selous has been confirmed as the minister who will take on responsibility for youth justice.

Youth custody figures hit new low

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

| CYP Now

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.

Youth courts need urgent reform, finds inquiry

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

| CYP Now

The youth court system is not fit for purpose and needs urgent reform, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Plans for over-16s to face mandatory custodial sentences if they are convicted of a knife offence for a second time have been backed by MPs.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

YJB chair signals early intervention drive

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

| CYP Now

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.

Youth justice roundup

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Smartphone warning, youth offending project saved, but gangs initiative to close, all in the news this week.

Government minister to lead Youth Justice Board

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Government minister Lord McNally has been appointed as the new chair of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Inspectorates to assess alcohol role in girl offending

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Criminal justice inspectorates in England and Wales are to carry out an investigation into the effectiveness of services that work with girl offenders.

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

Child arrests fall but violence in custody rises

Government minister appointed to lead Youth Justice Board

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

Non-white children more likely to face custody for knife possession

Police and crime commissioner to take over youth offending service

Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

Police chief urges leniency around children's home incidents

One in three young people in custody are in care system

Gove orders review of youth justice system

Youth reoffending on the increase

Custody use for youth knife crime more than doubles

Further fall in number of first-time young offenders

Youth justice system 'fails vulnerable girls'

Labour Party Conference: 'PCCs best placed to tackle cycle of offending'

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

Andrew Selous appointed youth justice minister

Youth custody figures hit new low

Youth courts need urgent reform, finds inquiry

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

YJB chair signals early intervention drive

Youth justice roundup

Government minister to lead Youth Justice Board

Inspectorates to assess alcohol role in girl offending

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