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Youth offending teams boycott G4S secure training centre

Youth offending teams (YOTs) are refusing to send young people to Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre following a damning Ofsted inspection report which revealed gross misconduct by staff at the facility, Children and Young People Now ...

11 June 2015
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Young people who sexually abuse

We have undertaken a detailed and systematic literature review to establish if there are effective interventions for young people who sexually abuse.

Commissioned by the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales the review informed a source document, from which a Key Elements of Effective Practice (KEEP) guidance document was drawn. The Youth...
22 July 2008
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Summary Justice, Fast - but Fair?

Government policies aimed at diverting minor offences from court have resulted in `extensive net-widening', with individuals `being brought within the ambit of the criminal justice system who...