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Does school prepare men for prison?
How is education linked to prison? Research (and perhaps common sense) tells us that a large...
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Riots, pure and simple?
‘It is criminality, pure and simple’; so said the Prime Minister in his Statement to Parliament on 11 August 2011 following days and nights of rioting and looting across London and other English cities. As most of us usually concern ourselves with issues of criminal and social justice, we are more...
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Warehousing children in prisons is wrong
A letter published today in The Daily Telegraph criticises government plans to build the largest children's prison in Europe, describing it as 'bad for...
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350 youth centres closed since 2012
A report by UNISON has revealed that 2000 youth workers have been axed and 350 youth centres closed since 2012. As a result 41,000 youth service places and 35,000 hours of outreach...
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Working with young people in secure accommodation
In researching material for the 2nd edition of Working with Young People in Secure Accommodation...
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The police, gangs and racism
Why are 89% of people on the Manchester Police gang database from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background?
There are an increasing number of research and evaluation reports, which...
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Chief Inspector blasts conditions in Feltham
Nick Hardwick, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, has described how conditions in Feltham Young Offenders Institution have 'deteriorated markedly' and the prison 'as a whole was an unacceptably violent place', in the March issue of Criminal Justice Matters magazine. Levels of violence...
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Ending gang and youth violence: unreason at the heart of coalition policy
Last year, we criticised Ending Gang and Youth Violence...
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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...
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From punishment to problem solving: a new approach to children in trouble
From punishment to problem solving: a new approach to children in trouble looks at one of the key priorities for the New Labour administration in 1997, dealing with young offenders. Reforming youth...
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'Knife crime'. A review of evidence and policy (2nd Edition)
A coherent evidence based strategy that recognises the deeper structural causes of inequality, poverty and social disaffection is needed to address knife related offending according to a report...
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Policy, purpose and pragmatism
This report explores the experiences of voluntary and community organisations that are predominantly working with black young people affected by crime in England.