On Probation
Out-of-court disposals effective for child offenders
YOTs & Police doing good work diverting low level child offenders from the justice system. But inspectors note a number of areas for improvement.
28th March 2018
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YOTs & Police doing good work diverting low level child offenders from the justice system. But inspectors note a number of areas for improvement.
Women in Prison detail the impact of the losure of HMP Holloway on all women prisoners, but particularly those in London whose families now have to travel many miles to see them.
Qualitative studies reported participants feeling less stressed, better able to concentrate, manage
emotions and behaviour, improved social skills and that the interventions were acceptable to young offenders.
Annual inspectors’ report reveals children in custody are locked up for too long, often feel unsafe and are frequently victimised.
Bob Smith, HMI Probation lead inspector, digs deeper into the issues of trauma-informed work with young offenders and the impact of social media.
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.
Ministry of Justice analysis of family court data shows the links between care and youth offending, particularly for girls & recommends a preventative approach.
YOTs are doing a good job protecting the public from serious young offenders but need more support & training around trauma and the use of social media.
Valuable report from Beyond Youth Custody rounds up the key learning about young people’s desistance from 16 projects taking place over the last 5 years.
Excellent resource from the Centre for Justice Innovation helps youth justice practitioners make the practice and financial case for youth diversion schemes.
Report from Catch 22 investigates how social media can act as a catalyst and trigger for youth violence.
Beyond Youth Custody provides a detailed analysis of the impact of trauma on young offenders and how imprisonment can be experienced as repeat traumatisation.
