Hakeford Woods reparation project, Devon Youth Justice Service (June 2025)

Published: 04/06/2025

Summary: Hakeford Woods reparation project offers children engaging with Devon Youth Justice Service (YJS) the chance to undertake activity which benefits the local community. Children help to build structures made from wood on site, ranging from compost toilets to wheelchair-friendly bridges across the river. Based in Hakeford Woods, a beautiful 40 acre woodland site with…
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Youth Justice Statistics 2023-24: Insights report (May 2025)

Published: 29/05/2025

Summary The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) has published the Youth Justice Statistics 2023-24: Insights report. The report highlights the progress, ongoing challenges and key areas for future action in the youth justice system. Description The Youth Justice Statistics 2023-24: Insights report draws on the youth justice statistics 2023-24, which were published…
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Wiltshire Youth Justice Service report on Focused Deterrence (May 2025)

Published: 22/05/2025

Summary: Wiltshire Youth Justice Service (YJS) 2024-25 end of year report on Focused Deterrence. Focused Deterrence is an approach offering high levels of support to children considered to have a greater likelihood for offending. Traditionally this is placed-based, but Wiltshire YJS have developed this to become a county-wide offer of support to vulnerable children. Description:…
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Prevention, prosecution, intervention, education and diversion (PPIED) project – Greater Manchester Police (May 2025)

Published: 21/05/2025

Summary The prevention, prosecution, intervention, education and diversion (PPIED) project is a trauma-responsive and collaborative intervention offering support to children who repeatedly offend. The PPIED project was introduced by Greater Manchester Police (GM) Police in 2020 through 2 pilot areas (Tameside and Bury). Feedback from the pilot areas showed positive results and the project has since…
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Exploring racial disparity in diversion from the youth justice system in England and Wales

Published: 16/05/2025

This study from researchers based at Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Bedfordshire, set out to identify the extent and nature of ethnic disproportionality at the entry point to the Youth Justice System (YJS) and examine the factors contributing to it. It also set out to develop recommendations for policy and practice, emphasising the changes needed in decision-making to reduce ethnic disproportionality.
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Local Offending and Reoffending Tracker – Vale of Glamorgan Youth Justice and Early Support Service (YJESS) (May 2025)

Published: 09/05/2025

Summary: A local offending and reoffending tracker developed by the Vale of Glamorgan YJESS and accompanying guidance slides. Description: This local offending / reoffending tracker has successfully been used by the Vale of Glamorgan Youth Justice and Early Support Service (YJESS) since 2018. The service’s information officer has produced accompanying slides explaining how the tool…
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Wales Violence Prevention Unit: Engaging men and boys in violence prevention

Published: 06/05/2025

Wales Violence Prevention Unit have developed a toolkit which aims to develop engaging violence prevention programmes for men and boys. This research forms part of the implementation of the Wales Without Violence Framework; a whole system approach to ending violence among children in Wales.
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Assessments: a child’s perspective film

Published: 15/11/2024

This short film has been produced by the Mighty Creatives, and is co-produced with children who have experienced a range of assessments, including youth justice assessments.
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Leicestershire Youth Justice Service’s Child Self Assessment

Published: 13/11/2024

Leicestershire Youth Justice Service have stylised the YJB’s Child First Self-Assessment Toolkit which can be used with children. This Child Self-Assessment resource should be used alongside the prevention and diversion assessment.
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‘Think before you BEEF!’ – Isle of Wight Youth Justice Service

Published: 13/11/2024

Isle of Wight Youth Justice Service ‘Think before you BEEF!’ is a resource to support conversations with children around conflict, violence and how to avoid it.
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