-
Anti Gang Plans to Target Families
The government is to renew attempts to intervene in the lives of young people at risk of becoming gang members.
-
Young Offenders Need Discipline, Not Detention
Few teenagers convicted after the riots will be discouraged by a prison sentence, says M.R. Hall in The Telegraph.
-
Rioters To Be Asked Their Views on Disorder
The Government has announced plans to send researchers into the inner cities to ask young people involved in disturbances last week a simple question: why did you do it?
-
David Cameron Says: "Broken Society is Top of My Polictical Agenda"
Prime minister delivers a speech describing last week's rioting a 'wake-up call' for the country and says ministers will ensure policies address the causes of 'broken Britain'
-
National Youth Agency Chief Executive Says Engagement is Key To Finding Cause of Riots
Fiona Blacke, National Youth Agency chief executive has commented on the riots undertaken by young people in cities across the country.
-
Review Urged After Young Deaths
Campaigners have called for an independent review of young offenders' institutions after the fifth apparent suicide of a teenager in five weeks.
-
Call for Ban on 'Painful 'Child Restraints in Custody
Deliberately using pain to control young people in custody should be banned, a report has said.
-
Young People Deserve a Break From the Justice System
As happens in other countries, sentencing should reflect the maturity of the offender and not their chronological age
-
Lib Dems: Raise Age of Criminalisation to 14
The Liberal Democrats are to risk a fresh split in the Coalition by demanding that children aged under 14 should not be prosecuted.
-
MPs in Youth Crime Warning Over Funding Cuts Plan
Crime may rise if funding is cut for youth offending prevention projects in England and Wales, MPs have warned.
-
Charities Slam ASBO Replacements
New plans to tackle anti-social behaviour will still demonise young people, children's charities say.
-
Former East Enders Star to Present Knife Crime Report
Actress Brooke Kinsella will launch her report on tackling knife crime today.
-
New Rules to 'Break Gang Culture'
Gang members could be banned from wearing certain colours and have their movements restricted under new powers issued to police and councils.
-
Young Offenders Exhibit Their Work at The National Gallery
Artworks by young offenders are going on display at the National Gallery.
-
Turning the Tide of Youth Offending
Ex-offender Charles Young tells the Guardian's Lynne Wallis how he's trying to give young people the chances that he never had
-
Damilola Taylor's Father Calls for More Charity Funding
The father of Damilola Taylor has asked the government to give more support to youth charities.
-
Government publishes sentencing green paper
Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders, which will now go out for consultation until next spring, features a series of proposals for youth justice.
-
Vulnerable young people trapped in justice system
A report by the Prison Reform Trust claims young people with mental illness and learning difficulties are being let down by youth justice system.
-
Almost two-thirds of young people fear becoming a victim of crime
A survey conducted by the Young NCB Advisory Group shows 62 per cent of the young people that responded fear becoming victims of crime.
-
Black and female young offenders 'failed by legal advice'
A study of 25 young offenders' institutions and almost 300 requests for legal help from young people found that 80 per cent of those struggling to access legal advice are from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, and 9 per cent are female.
-
London's free travel 'earn back' scheme is praised
More than 1,000 young people who lost their right to free travel have taken part in a scheme to "earn" it back.
-
Young people call for closer relationships with police
Research conducted for the Philip Lawrence Awards Network Who am I? campaign has revealed that young people want closer relationships with the police and more community activities to help them feel safer.
-
UK youth justice system treats Ethnic groups differently
New research from the Institute for Criminal Policy Research shows that black and mixed-race young people are over-represented in the youth justice system.
-
Young offenders losing out on chances of rehabilitation
An Ofsted report on the care of young offenders in secure accommodation has concluded that the services provided for them are 'not preventing reoffending'.
-
Young Foundation calls for more innovation within justice system
A report by the Young Foundation has called for more experimentation and innovation in the criminal justice system if the coalition government is to succeed with its 'rehabiliation revolution'.
-
Home Secretary signals a possible end of ASBOs
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced at a launch of a review into the system that it was now 'time to move beyond the asbo'.
-
Justice minister undecided on the role of youth offending teams
The role youth offending teams will play in the future is still up for debate, justice minister Crispin Blunt has told CYP Now.
-
Youth justice minister to highlight generational cycles of crime in first speech
Youth justice minister, Crispin Blunt, is due to announce further details on the reform of the justice system at a London centre run by crime reduction charity Nacro.
-
Can the fight against knife crime be won?
Fifteen years after the fatal stabbing of Stephen Lawrence, this article looks back at why various policies introduced to halt knife crime among young people have failed.
-
3,400 crimes committed by young people on UK Rail in 12 months
Network Rail has revealed figures that show young people committed nearly 3,400 recorded incidents of trespass and vandalism on UK rail tracks in the last year.
-
Celebrate the 99% of law-abiding young people, says actress
Former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella, whose brother Ben was stabbed to death in London, has urged people to celebrate the '99%' of young people who make a valuable contribution to society.
-
Lowest level of crime in England and Wales since 1981
Latest figures from the British Crime Suvey show the number of crimes committed in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1981.
-
Restorative justice crucial to making a fresh start in tackling youth crime, says Commission
The first-ever independent inquiry into youth crime and antisocial behaviour has said that restorative justice is key to reducing youth offending.
-
Think tank calls for urgent youth crime prevention review
A report by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has set out plans for a radical overhaul of Britain’s criminal justice system in a green paper on criminal justice and addiction.
-
Train citizens to stop anti-social behaviour, RSA report urges
A report by the Royal Society of Arts has suggested that residents of high-crime housing estates, youth workers and teachers should be trained to tackle anti-social behaviour as part of the 'Big Society' drive.
-
Social work shortage 'creates risk'
Half of social worker posts in young offender institutions lying empty, putting young people at increased risk, Barnardo's has suggested.
-
New therapy brings results for troubled young people
Initial findings of the first UK evaluation pilot of a new mental health approach known as Multisystemic Therapy has found that re-offending in troubled and aggressive young people can be significantly reduced.
-
Report highlights poor conditions for children in custody
A report by the Howard League for Penal Reform has claimed that conditions for children in custody are not improving despite a fall in overall numbers.
-
Report highlights inconsistencies in assessments of young offenders affected by alcohol misuse
A joint inspection report has highlighted too many inconsistencies in the way youth offenders affected by alcohol misuse.
-
Brooke Kinsella to help government tackle knife crime
Former Eastenders star Brooke Kinsella has been asked by the government to head up an inquiry to assess the effectiveness of current work designed to keep young people away from violent crime.
-
NFER report focuses on improving perceptions of young people
The National Foundation for Educational Research has published a report into ways in which perceptions of young people can be improved in relation to crime and antisocial behaviour.
-
Calls to ban Mosquito 'teen repellent' device ruled out
The government has rejected calls to ban a device that uses a high-pitched noise to disperse gangs of young people.
-
Youth offending teams need to improve victim support, says NFER
The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has found that youth offending teams need to do more to support victims of crime.
-
Police, prisons and probation 'failing to tackle child gangs'
A report commissioned by the Youth Justice Board has claimed that police, prisons and probation services are failing to tackle the growing problem of young people becoming involved in gangs.
-
Home Office launches consultation following child crime figures experiment
The Home Office has released an experimental version of its crime figures aimed at giving a clearer picture of how young victims are affected by their ordeal.
-
Offences committed by 10- to 17-year-olds fall by 12 per cent
The Youth Justice Board Annual Workload Statistics for 2008/09 show the drop in offences committed.
-
Young offenders 'need more support'
An Ofsted report has found that young offenders leaving custody are not receiving enough support to fit back into society.
-
Ministry of Justice takes sole responsibility for youth justice and Youth Justice Board
The Ministry of Justice will now have sole responsibility for youth justice and the Youth Justice Board, with Crispin Blunt MP to be the new minister responsible.
-
Young men in deprived areas 'most at risk' from knife assault
Researchers at Glasgow University, who carried out a study into knife crime, have revealed that young men in Scotland's most deprived areas are 32 times more likely to die from knife violence than those in affluent districts.
-
Better joint working needed to stop young people falling into cycle of crime
A report by charity Revolving Doors Agency, which works with vulnerable people, is calling for a strategy to improve joint working between government departments and public services to rehabilitate young people with multiple needs and help them from falling into a cycle of crime.
skip to navigation
