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Interview: Andy Burnham, shadow education secretary

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  • Monday, October 25, 2010
  • | CYP Now
Andy Burnham is still in migration phase, getting to grips with the role of shadow education secretary after moving from his previous brief in government on health. But the enthusiasm he holds for his new post is clear.

Case studies: Project casebook

Jo Stephenson reports on two schemes that tackle crime and antisocial behaviour in London and North Devon; a film that aims to explain to adults what it is like to be Neet; and an adventurous residential course in Wales.

Interview: Mark Johnson, founder, User Voice

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  • Monday, November 1, 2010
  • | CYP Now
Mark Johnson is waging a war on interfering middlemen. He's angry young offenders do not have a voice, he's tired of social structures distancing them from policy-makers and he thinks government cuts demonstrate classist principles.

A public health approach to youth violence

    Features
  • Tuesday, September 25, 2018
  • | CYP Now
With violent crime on the increase in England, Tom de Castella asks what children's services can learn from the public health model that originated in the US and has reduced youth violence in Glasgow.

Inspections clinic: Youth justice services

    Features
  • 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.

Interview: Baroness Beverley Hughes, Labour peer

Beverley Hughes, the former children's minister who was awarded a peerage in May, is preparing to get stuck into her new role in the House of Lords, in which she says her old brief will be her top priority.

Andy Parrott, Senior programme manager, Kickz

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  • Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Kickz was created in 2006 as a pilot project by the Metropolitan Police and the Football League to target 12- to 18-year-olds in disadvantaged areas of London. It offers the chance to take part in positive activities three nights a week as a way of reducing crime and anti-social behaviour.

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