Young people

Race, class and the scandal of school exclusions
The problem of prisons and the problem of school exclusions are connected
Illicit drug markets and the exploitation and criminalisation of young people
The only of reducing the harm of illegal drugs is to legalise and regulate the drug markets
State is failing young people leaving custody
The report found that children leaving custody are not being given adequate support as they re-integrate back…
Our youth justice system discriminates against BAME children – and it’s getting worse
A new report highlights disturbing disproportionality in the youth justice system
Beneath county lines
County lines-related violence provokes questions about social attitudes and policy
Knife crime a public health, not policing, problem
There is renewed concern that knife violence is on the rise following the publication of the latest crime…
Comment on knife crime
Today he commented on
Police cannot solve knife violence problem
Our Director Richard Garside today welcomed remarks by the Chair of the all-party group on knife crime…
Criminalise or ‘disappear’ the young? No path to a ‘Great Meritocracy’
Policies by successive governments leave many 16-17-year-olds with stark choices
Understanding the riots
To make sense of last summer's riots it is important to put them in historical perspective.
The closing gap between education and youth justice
Better policies on school absence are needed to avoid unnecessary criminalisation
Generation 2015 – in the eye of a perfect storm?
Roger Grimshaw considers the implications of recent reports on young people
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