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Fiona Pilkington: Police slammed over disability hate crime
A woman who killed herself and her disabled daughter after years of disability-related harassment was failed by police because officers failed to recognise the family as vulnerable. That was the conclusion of a damning Independent Police Complaints Commission report into Leicestershire Police's handling of the case of Fiona Pilkington, who killed herself and daughter Francecca Hardwick (both pictured) in October 2007.
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24 May 2011
Children's services should manage Asbos, report says
Anti-social behaviour services for under-18s should be managed by children's services departments, according to a report launched in parliament today by the Prison Reform Trust.
12 May 2011
ASBO reforms could put children at risk, warns Barnardo's
Government proposals to give police powers to take children suspected of anti-social behaviour back to their homes could put children at risk, children's charity Barnardo's has warned.
09 May 2011
Family intervention projects prove their effectiveness
An evaluation of family intervention projects (FIPs) has shown that they have reduced crime and antisocial behaviour.
26 November 2010
Ministry may pay councils to achieve youth justice targets
The Ministry of Justice is considering paying councils to help achieve youth justice targets, as part of justice reforms, Community Care has learned.
19 October 2010
Educating young people about the implications of violent behaviour
A mentoring project in Hull is educating young people about the consequences of violent behaviour, reports Julie Griffiths
18 October 2010
Enforcing drugs prohibition is a waste of money
Unless we are sorely mistaken, one area of expenditure that will not be subject to cuts in the spending review will be drug law enforcement, writes Danny Kushlick
11 October 2010
Youth Justice and the Youth Justice Board
This article contains must-have information about youth justice and the youth justice system, the way youth crime has become a hot topic in the last decade, facts about the Youth Justice Board and the government’s attitude towards youth crime and antisocial behaviour amongst young people and what lobby groups and campaigners think about this political hot potato.
26 August 2008
Antisocial behaviour
This article contains articles about the government’s aims to combat antisocial communities and the reaction from lobby groups who feel young people have been targeted by the legislation. It also contains relevant articles about antisocial behaviour and jobs.
24 April 2008
New guidance on mental health and homelessness
Homelessness services need to develop more understanding of the emotional needs that underlie clients' chaotic lives, writes Robin Johnson, author of new guidance on the issue
06 August 2010
Help for young drug users
A scheme in Wales using intensive techniques is delivering long-term benefits
30 July 2010
How assertive outreach stopped antisocial behaviour
n recent years, advances in community care have meant that people with severe mental health problems can live in their own homes, writes Mark Drinkwater....
19 February 2009
Risk factor: Establishing a mental health diagnosis
Establishing an accurate mental health diagnosis is important for people experiencing psychotic symptoms because early treatment has been shown to dramatically improve the long-term prognosis of the condition, writes Mark Drinkwater.
16 June 2010
Doubts over success of family intervention projects
Family intervention projects (FIPs), hailed as one of Labour's strongest weapons against antisocial behaviour, are less successful than previously thought, according to a new report.
25 June 2010
Disabled client refuses to end holiday
None of us relish returning home from an enjoyable holiday, writes Mark Drinkwater, recalling how one disabled client decided not to
16 June 2010
Tories focus on early intervention
All funding for early intervention and parenting support will be combined into one budget under a Conservative government. David Cameron launched the...
13 April 2010
Family intervention model to keep children out of care
Trafford was one of the first councils to pilot an intensive family intervention model four years ago. Rosie Walker investigates its results
26 March 2010
News round-up: Failings over raped daughters; 'death tax'
Headlines in today’s papers include:-
Litany of failures that let father rape his daughters for years; Labour refuses to rule out 'death tax' to fund care for elderly; Teacher had affair with teenager at special needs school, court told; Schoolgirl, 13, found hanged amid claims she was bullied because she was pretty.
11 March 2010
News Round-up:- John Venables; Care funding blueprint
Also in toay's papers:- Princess Royal to lead care debate with politicians.
09 March 2010
News Round-up:- John Venables; Care funding blueprint
Also in toay's papers:- Princess Royal to lead care debate with politicians.
09 March 2010
