Does AssetPlus facilitate effective assessment of children in the youth justice system? A critical evaluation

Published: 28/03/2025

A research article authored by researchers at the University of Nottingham on AssetPlus and its effectiveness.
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Child First? Examining children’s perspectives of their ‘effective’ collaboration in youth justice decision-making

Published: 12/12/2024

This report, published in December 2024, provides details of a Child First research project undertaken to gain a greater understanding of what children supervised by youth justice services and held in custody think about their collaboration in youth justice decision-making processes.
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Addressing racial disparity in the youth justice system: Promising practice examples

Published: 25/09/2024

This report, commissioned by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and authored by Revolving Doors, outlines ways to influence and improve practice across the sector. It presents case study examples of local practice delivered by youth justice services and their partners to tackle racial disparity and over-representation in the youth justice system. The report showcases a range of promising practices across England and Wales, which we hope can help inform services in other areas who are looking to either adapt or adopt a similar approach.
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Integration in youth justice services in England and Wales

Published: 02/09/2024

Youth justice services in England and Wales vary in their organisational structure. Some remain structurally separate from other teams in the local authority, while others have become more integrated. This research focused on the concept of integration; exploring how youth justice services are currently structured, what “integration” means for to service and case managers, and the advantages and challenges of different approaches.
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Youth Justice Report – National Autistic Society (October 2022)

Published: 23/11/2022

Summary: The National Autistic Society is a site that aims to support help the 700,000 autistic people in the UK and their families. They have shared a report detailing the experiences children with autism have had with the youth justice system.
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Promising Approaches to Knife Crime: An Explanatory Study – HM Inspectorate of Probation (May 2022)

Published: 18/07/2022

Summary: HM Inspectorate of Probation have published research on the different approaches pertaining to knife crime.
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Surviving Incarceration – the pathways of looked after and non-looked after children into, through and out of custody – University of Bedfordshire (2019)

Published: 15/09/2021

Summary Links to Bedfordshire University’s literature review and full report concerning the journey of children looked after into, through and out of custody.  Description The University of Bedfordshire, in partnership with the South and West Yorkshire Consortium, and utilising the data collected by the Consortium, considered areas for further research with regard to over-representation and…
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