by diviadmin | Mar 18, 2018 | Practice, Youth Justice
A young person isn’t doing what their court order requires. So do we breach them or not? Get the audio versions of my newer posts on ‘Jonny 24/7’ – here… This is a question I get asked quite a lot. It’s a really good one, because it...
by diviadmin | Oct 29, 2017 | Child Devmt, Parenting, Practice, Youth Justice
Not many YOTs have parenting workers these days. This is unfortunate. So I asked my friend and parenting expert Kelly Cox to summarise why parenting work has a place in youth offending teams. Here’s what she said… Why is Parenting important within Youth...
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 | Jul 18, 2017 | Youth Justice
On the 18th July 2017 the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Peter Clarke, published his annual report for the period 2016-17. Here’s what it said… Get the audio versions of my newer posts on ‘Jonny 24/7’ – here… This report makes grim...
by diviadmin | Jul 7, 2017 | Policy, Practice, Teens, Youth Justice
First impressions matter. So does the language we use. This is particularly the case in services dealing with troubled teenagers. Get tons more content, including video and audio posts, for a small monthly subscription on Jonny 24/7 – here… Why...