by diviadmin | Nov 13, 2018 | Policy, Reports, Youth Justice
After delaying the publication of this post for nearly a year, the death of another young person in custody has spurred me to go ahead… In December 2016 the government finally published the long-awaited and much-leaked Taylor Review of youth justice. Time for...
by Jonny Matthew | Jun 26, 2018 | Policy, Youth Justice
Dr Robert Jones of the Welsh Governance Centre has produced an excellent document which pulls together all the available data on imprisonment in Wales. Get tons more content, including video and audio posts, for a small monthly subscription on Jonny 24/7 –...
by diviadmin | Sep 24, 2017 | Reports, Youth Justice
Children in residential care are 15 times more likely to be criminalised than other kids the same age. That can’t be right… Recently, the Howard League for Penal Reform has issued its first briefing on ending the criminalisation of children in residential...
by diviadmin | Jun 18, 2017 | Policy, Reports, Sexual Abuse, SHB/CSE, Teens
Sharing content online and across social networks is easy! No-one knows this better than young people – they are the digital generation. The government has now published some guidance to help young people understand the dangers of indecent images… Instant...
by diviadmin | Apr 2, 2017 | Practice, Safeguarding
Following our recent mini-series on handing disclosures, reader and social worker Ben Tomlinson shared the findings of his research into the involvement of children in decision-making. Here’s what he found… Over to you, Ben: Whilst on a placement in a long-term...