Sir Al Aynsley-Green and his colleagues at 11 MILLION guest edit the themed section of this issue.
Together, we have attempted to ensure that the voices of children and people are at the centre of the themed section and can be heard loud and clear in its pages.
The articles underline that what is perhaps most crucial is that those in government and the voluntary sector as well as education, health and social care providers speak and respond to children and young people rather than simply see them as an object of concern to be spoken about. Those at the bottom of pile at times of social and economic stress are children and young people from poor or vulnerable backgrounds which is why we have fore-grounded the experiences of children and young people in the care system, from Yarl's Wood detention centre and those dealing with the commonplace experience of racism towards migrants. We also carry an interview with 'Tony', one of the growing numbers of young people being caught up in the criminal justice system.
Other articles in this issue include Rod Morgan on the use and abuse of first-time entrants' data and Arianna Silvestri who reviews a significant piece of research carried out by herself and others, on young people and gun and knife crime.
In this edition
Will McMahon and Tammy McGloughlin introduce this issue of cjm
By Will McMahon and Tammy McGloughlin
Vanessa E Munro argues that the reform of trafficking legislation should be more candidly defended by the Home Office on the basis of the abolitionist agenda that effectively…
By Vanessa E Munro
As the tribunal for the Cambodian Genocide attempts a measure of accountability, Linda Banner looks at the influence of culture on justice in Cambodia
By Linda Banner
Abie Longstaff and John Graham point to the problems created by the increasing involvement of corporations in the surveillance society
By Abie Longstaff and John Graham
Titans may have been abandoned but their replacements are little better, argues Jon Collins
By Jon Collins
Will McMahon reports on a new Evidence based policy series. Rod Morgan questions the Youth Justice Board’s presentation of first-time entrants’ data
By Will McMahon and Rod Morgan
Sir Al Aynsley-Green introduces the contributions to this themed section
By Al Aynsley-Green
Deena Haydon and Phil Scraton explore the deficit in effective implementation of children’s rights in the UK
By Deena Haydon and Phil Scraton
Barry Goldson argues that the treatment of children in conflict with the law is an important signifier of a society’s civility
By Barry Goldson
Early in 2009 cjm spoke to Tony, aged 20, who has been in prison since he was 16, about being in care, being in prison and his plans for the future
By 'Tony'
Liz Fekete reports on a debate on asylum-seeking children recently organised by students from Bristol’s City Academy
By Liz Fekete
Sam Coates introduces one of many projects children and young people have developed at Trelya
By Sam Coates
A young girl (called Girl M, aged 15) speaks about her experience of Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre in 2007
By Girl M
Clare Edge spoke to a group of care-experienced young people who gave their answers to questions put to them by cjm
By Clare Edge
Earlier this year Ethan, aged 17, interviewed Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP, Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families
By DJ May E, interviewing Beverley Hughes
Charmain, Danielle, Lewis and Barry write about the Corby Young People Friendly Neighbourhood Project
By Charmain, Danielle, Lewis and Barry
11MILLION Takeover Day is organised by Sir Al AynsleyGreen, the Children’s Commissioner for England, where children and young people are invited to work alongside adults to make a…
By Al Aynsley Green
11MILLION asked a number of children and young people what the words Justice, Respect, Safety, Fairness and Rights mean to them
Keith Towler calls for the youth justice system to be United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child compliant
By Keith Towler
Maire McCormack discusses the issue of the status of children of prisoners in Scotland
By Maire McCormack
Sir Al Aynsley-Green reports on a poll of more than 1,700 children and young people to gather their views on gun and knife crime
By Al Aynsley-Green
Sue Berelowitz looks at the role of social workers and the tough decisions they face and argues that when mistakes are made they can lead to tragic circumstances which must be…
By Sue Berelowitz
Arianna Silvestri examines the evidence available to support interventions in this high-profile area.
By Arianna Silvestri
If prison doesn’t work, what does? Anna Gilmour outlines the development of a new Centre for Crime and Justice Studies project
By Anna Gilmour
Andrea Beckmann remembers an inspirational criminologist
By Andrea Beckmann
