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Racial disproportionality in violence affecting children and young people
Youth Endowment Fund report finds Black children more likely to be affected by violence.

Prison and probation staffing problems worsen (winter 2024/25)
Latest HMPPS workforce figures show falls in number of prison and probation officers

The challenges facing resettlement officers in YOIs
Anne-Marie Day highlights a number of challenges faced by Resettlement Officers in English Young Offender’s Institutions.

Politicians’ desire to be tough on crime drives prison overcrowding
Part 1 of Sentencing Review says politicians’ desire to be tough on crime drives prison overcrowding

Justice spending in England & Wales
The Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis of how justice spending in England & Wales has fallen over last two decades.

Child-centred casework in youth justice
HM Inspectorate of Probation Academic Insight into the key components of high-quality child-centred casework in youth justice
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