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Going into care early reduces risk of offending, study finds
Early entry into care, stable placements and purposeful activity can significantly reduce a child’s risk of turning to crime, research published today has found.
16 January 2012
Using music to tackle gang culture and mental ill-health in London
A scheme looking to integrate gang members into society after tackling their mental health problems is having some impressive results, reports Jackie Cosh
11 November 2011
Interviewing children: good practice in Sweden
Some social care experts say the UK is failing children interviewed as part of criminal investigations. Liz Davies, reader in child protection at London Metropolitan University, thinks we have a lot to learn from the Swedish system
04 September 2011
Campaigners warn over naming and shaming of young rioters
Naming and shaming young people involved in the riots across England will hamper their chances of rehabilitation and will fuel vigilante action, campaigners have warned.
18 August 2011
Lack of parenting support funds fuels riots debate
Local authorities are spending on average just 6% of their early intervention grant on parenting support this year, according to responses to a Community Care freedom of information request. This has added fuel to the debate over the riots. (Picture: Alamy, posed by models.)
16 August 2011
Riot youth remanded in custody denied YOT support
Young people charged with rioting and looting are being remanded in custody without the support from youth offending teams that they are entitled to.
15 August 2011
Prisoners provide social care, governors admit
More than one-third of prison governors believe the quality of social care in their prison is below average or poor, research by Community Care has revealed.
In a Prison Governors Association (PGA) survey, 40% of respondents also said prisoners provided social care in their prison.
04 August 2011
Good Practice: Restorative justice for children who sexually harm
Chloe Stothart reports on a scheme that brings victims of sexual violence face to face with their assailant.
06 June 2011
Youth Justice Board to fund social worker posts at YOIs
The Youth Justice Board is to fund social worker posts in young offender institutions (YOIs), it has been confirmed.
12 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
Proposal to scrap Youth Justice Board voted down by peers
The House of Lords yesterday rejected the scrapping of the Youth Justice Board after peers backed an amendment to the Public Bodies Bill calling for the body to be removed from the so called 'bonfire of the quangos'.
29 March 2011
The sentencing of serious young offenders: legal update
Sentencing decisions of the higher courts illustrate the ultimate consequence of offending behaviour. This means they can provide useful material for workers...
03 February 2010
Council's social workers may deal with young offenders alone
Vulnerable young offenders in Newham will have either a social worker or a youth offending team (YOT) worker, but not both, under plans being considered by the east London council.
23 February 2011
YOT funding fears could lead to heavier social work caseloads
EXCLUSIVE: A funding row over youth offending teams (YOTs) could see children's social workers taking on increased workloads, Community Care has learned.
24 February 2011
Closer ties between YOTs and social workers heralded
Alex Chard welcomes the criminal justice Green Paper, Breaking the Cycle
20 January 2011
Zahid Mubarek
The murder of Zahid Mubarek (picture right) at Feltham young offender institution in 2000 brought the issue of racism in the Prison Service under unprecedented scrutiny. A public inquiry into the case unearthed a culture of racism in prisons, failings in communication between agencies and lack of services for mentally disordered offenders. Background Zahid, 19, a first-time offender, was sent to Feltham in January 2000 for theft and interfering with a motor vehicle. He was just two days from release when he was battered to death with a table leg by his cellmate Robert Stewart, then also 19, in March 2000. Stewart had 18 separate convictions for 71 offences and had served a number of sentences at different custodial establishments. He was transferred from Hindley YOI in Yorkshire to Feltham for cou
20 December 2010
We must not criminalise the very young
There has been a lot of debate about raising the age of criminal responsibility in this country. Any informed view needs to take in the perspective of the child.
04 November 2010
Black children increasingly over-represented in custody
The proportion of children from ethnic minorities in custody is increasing, according to figures released by the Youth Justice Board.
02 November 2010
Drama workshops for fathers in young offenders institution
When director Jim Pope started drama workshops at a young offenders institution he did not realise that the experience would be translated into a play at London's Roundhouse Theatre. Louise Tickle reports
29 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
