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Criminal Justice

Why are there fewer young offenders?

Analysis of the sudden rise and then sustained fall in young offenders entering the justice system find that policing policy is the main influencing factor.

Prison

Young offenders need care not custody

National Association for Youth Justice report calls for abolition of YOIs and STCs, instead placing all children in custody in Secure Care Homes.

Criminal Justice

Young Muslims on trial

New report on the consequences of Islamophobia on criminal justice decision making from Maslaha and the T2A Alliance

Criminal Justice

What works with young offenders?

These findings are well known to researchers, policy makers and practitioners in the youth justice field although, as always, there is value in having them re-iterated. My personal view is that any reform of youth justice needs to focus on two key issues…

Criminal Justice

Families fight for treatment for vulnerable offenders

This is a timely report that reminds us all how much families are neglected in the criminal justice system. Unlike many other countries, approbation, and even youth justice, services tend to focus on the individual offender and often view interested family members as a necessary evil rather than affected others with an important role to contribute themselves.

On Probation

Effective probation practice with young adults

Perhaps the main challenge for probation staff working with young adult offenders in the new CRCs will be to have sufficient time to develop a trusting relationship which underpins the best probation practice.

Criminal Justice

What works in reducing young adults’ reoffending?

Professor McGuire makes it clear that conclusions can only be tentative given the small number of studies reviewed (there are many more research studies aimed at juvenile offenders, but far fewer targeted at the young adult age group). Nevertheless, there are some helpful critical success factors upon which to build more effective approaches:

Prison

Helping young adult prisoners

The SPCR study has spawned a new MoJ report on the characteristics and needs of young adult (18-20 years old) prisoners and helps to inform resettlement planning.

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