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Commissioner backs mentors for young offenders

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

All young offenders should have access to an adult mentor, a report by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People has claimed.

Lin Hinnigan named as YJB chief executive

News

Monday, December 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A former social worker and educational psychologist has been selected as the new chief executive of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Nacro urges preventative work to divert young people from gangs

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

More focus must be placed on diverting young people from antisocial behaviour at an earlier stage, in order to tackle the problem of gangs, a crime reduction charity has said.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

News

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

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

Magistrates back court-style hearings to deter young gang members from crime

News

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Court-style hearings that highlight the consequences of crime to young gang members at risk of offending should be considered across all of England and Wales, a leading magistrate has said.

Child custody campaign ends after five years

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

A high-profile campaign to reduce numbers of children in custody is to conclude by the end of the year when its funding finishes, it has been confirmed.

Minister rejects parental responsibility for crimes of under-10s

News

Thursday, September 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has dismissed a call for parents to be held to account for acts committed by children who are under the age of criminal responsibility.

Former YJB director made to drop police and crime commissioner bid

News

Thursday, August 9, 2012

| CYP Now

A former director of strategy at the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has stepped down as a police and crime commissioner candidate because of a criminal conviction he acquired as a minor.

Response to last summer's riots 'criminalised young people'

News

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people have been condemned to a future without hope as a result of getting a criminal record in connection with last summer's riots, it has been claimed.

Councils told to get more involved in youth justice

News

Thursday, July 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Councils must play a more active role in youth justice in order to drive necessary changes to the system, the chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has said.

Troubled families programme should target siblings of offenders, MPs told

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Involving youth offending services with the government's troubled families agenda could help reduce numbers of young people getting in trouble with the law, MPs have been told.

Exploited girls commit crime to escape abusers, report reveals

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Sexually exploited girls commit crime in order to escape the men who exploit them, but often end up being punished by the authorities rather than helped, a report has found.

Inspectors praise youth offending teams in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

| CYP Now

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

Campaign to get police commissioners to consult with young people launched

News

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A campaign to encourage new police and crime commissioners to consult young people before developing policies has been launched by the Howard League for Penal Reform.

Major study finds relationship between youth crime and morality

News

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

| CYP Now

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.

White paper sets out antisocial behaviour measures

News

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Criminal behaviour orders are set to replace antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos), under government plans to tackle crime and nuisance behaviour.

Youth custody levels reach new low

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Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of under-18s in custody has fallen to the lowest level since the Youth Justice Board began collecting records, latest statistics have shown.

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Landmark changes to the youth justice system are set to come into effect over the next year after the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (Laspo) Bill received Royal Assent today (1 May).

Prison deterrent scheme wins praise

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

| CYP Now

A project showing children what it is like to be sentenced to custody has a lasting effect on pupils, research has found.

Ministers report progress on diversion schemes for mentally ill young offenders

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Monday, April 23, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth justice minister Crispin Blunt and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley have outlined the progress made towards diverting the mentally ill away from the justice system into treatment and care at a Westminster reception today (23 April).

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Commissioner backs mentors for young offenders

Lin Hinnigan named as YJB chief executive

Nacro urges preventative work to divert young people from gangs

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

Magistrates back court-style hearings to deter young gang members from crime

Child custody campaign ends after five years

Minister rejects parental responsibility for crimes of under-10s

Former YJB director made to drop police and crime commissioner bid

Response to last summer's riots 'criminalised young people'

Councils told to get more involved in youth justice

Troubled families programme should target siblings of offenders, MPs told

Exploited girls commit crime to escape abusers, report reveals

Inspectors praise youth offending teams in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

Campaign to get police commissioners to consult with young people launched

Major study finds relationship between youth crime and morality

White paper sets out antisocial behaviour measures

Youth custody levels reach new low

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

Prison deterrent scheme wins praise

Ministers report progress on diversion schemes for mentally ill young offenders

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