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- Managing staff
- Supervision Policy and Template for Case Manager – Camden YOS (October 2020)
- Reflective Supervision for Case Managers - Tower Hamlets Youth Justice and Family Intervention Service (2018)
- Supervision Framework for Restorative Practices - Warwickshire Youth Justice Service
- Supervision Policy for Staff - Buckinghamshire Youth Offending Service
- Training and learning
- The Injustice of Youth Justice - a panel discussion video – EQUAL (November 2020)
- Elevate Programme Information for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Strategic Managers – YJB (2021)
- Youth justice practitioner portal (previously Youth Justice Interactive Learning Site)
- The Box Training (October 2018)
- Wholistic Mentoring Training (2018)
- Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Information Service (ADEPIS)
- Youth Justice Legal Centre Training
- Desistance, Identity and Belonging Training Video
- The Training Cycle in Practice - Norfolk Youth Offending Service
- Restorative Justice training
- Coram Children's Legal Centre. Unlock Children’s Rights today
- MindEd
- Prevent Training
- Workforce development
- Workforce Development – Examples from YOTS based on HMIP Criteria (February 2021)
- Black Lives Matter, Staff Open Forum– Oldham Youth Justice Service (February 2021)
- Learning and Development Pathways template – Kingston and Richmond Youth Justice Service (February 2021)
- Report - Kinetic Worker on Placement Project Pilot in HMYOI Feltham – Kinetic (November 2020)
- BA Honours degree in Youth Justice - 2020
- Induction Programme for Staff
- Workforce Development Training Plans
- Workforce Development Strategy (2021-2023)
- Degree in Youth Justice (January 2021)
- Youth Justice Effective Practice Certificate (January 2021)
- Youth Justice Skills Audit (2021)
- Youth Justice Skills Matrix (January 2021)
- Working with volunteers
- Volunteer Guide – YJB (February 2021)
- Recruiting Volunteers (code of conduct, health, safety and wellbeing and DBS risk assessment) – Wilshire YOS (January 2021)
- Volunteer Task Description Template – YJB (2007)
- Volunteer Handbook Template – YJB (2007)
- Induction Checklist Example for Volunteers – YJB (2007)
- Pre- Sentence Proposed Contract - Tameside YJS (November 2020)
- Referral Order Review Template - Tameside YJS (November 2020)
- Referral Order Completion Letter – Tameside YJS (November 2020)
- Referral Order Non-Completion Letter – Tameside YJS (November 2020)
- Volunteer Complaint Process – Barnet YOT (September 2020)
- Volunteer Recruitment and Retention – Lancashire YOT (October 2020)
- Recruitment of Volunteers - Dorset Combined YOS (November 2020)
- Confidentiality Statement and Policy for Staff and Volunteers – Nottingham YJS (October 2020)
- Youth Justice Mentoring Project - Stoke-on-Trent YOS (November 2020)
- Volunteer Confidentiality Statement - Dorset Combined YOS (November 2020)
- Volunteer Agreement – Various YOTs in England and YJB Template (October 2020)
- Volunteer Policy – Leicester City Children and Young People Justice Service and YJB Template (2020)
- Volunteer Recruitment Fact Sheet - Durham YOT (October 2020)
- Referral Order Process Guide for Volunteers - Lancashire YOT (October 2020)
- Referral Order Contracts - Various YOTs
- Restorative Panel Member Training (November 2019)
- Volunteer Recruitment and Reward - Stoke YOT
- Panel Feedback Form – Doncaster YOS
- Referral Order Guidance (2018)
- Sexually Harmful Behaviour Referral Order Panels - Bristol YOT (2018)
- Working with Community Panel Members - Bristol YOT (2018)
- AssetPlus Referral Order Report and Contract Templates - Devon Youth Offending Team
- YJ Institute
Practice Menu 1
- Assessment
- Self-Assessment Questionnaire for Children – Tower Hamlets (March 2021)
- AssetPlus Reflection Tool – West Berkshire YOT (August 2020)
- AssetPlus QA Tool – Derby YOS (July 2020)
- Out of Court Disposal Workshop Materials - East Riding YOS (2020)
- Interim Review of Implementation and Delivery of AssetPlus: Findings from Sector Feedback (November 2019)
- Standards for Children in the Youth Justice System – New National Standards (2019)
- ‘Less is More’ Approach to Assessments – St Helens YOT
- AssetPlus Secure Estate Quality Assurance Tool (October 2018)
- AssetPlus: A Practitioner Guide - South Tees YOS (2018)
- Transferring AssetPlus Stages between YOTs and the Secure Estate (2018)
- AssetPlus Joint Working Protocol - A Framework for Collaborative Case Management (2018)
- AssetPlus Traffic Light Matrix - Kirklees YOT (2017)
- Assessment Clinic – Sutton YOT (2017)
- Asset Plus Materials for OOOCD - West Sussex YOT
- AssetPlus Audit Tool - York YOT
- AssetPlus Light Touch QA Tool - Haringey Youth Justice Service
- AssetPlus Referral Order QA Tool - Haringey Youth Justice Service
- Case Management QA Checklist - Haringey Youth Justice Service
- AssetPlus Quality Assurance Tool and Crib Sheet - Warwickshire Youth Justice Service
- AssetPlus - Planning Tools to Support Engagement with Young People
- AssetPlus Quality Assurance Checklist (July 2016)
- Court and sentences
- Court Resources for Children – Kent Youth Justice (April 2021)
- Disclosure and Spent Convictions Videos for Children – Nacro (February 2021)
- National Cross Local Justice Area Protocol – Court - HM Courts and Tribunals Service (April 2020)
- Child Criminal Exploitation Guide – Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC) (December 2020)
- Sentencing Act 2020 (from the 1 December 2020)
- Quality Assurance – Report Feedback Form - Camden YOS with 6 other YOTs (November 2020)
- Bail Support Plan Template – Camden YOS with 6 other YOTs (October 2020)
- Going to Court (Witness and Defendant) – Childline (July 2020)
- Going to Court as a Witness for under 18’s – Citizens Advice (July 2020)
- Going to Court with your Child – Family Lives (July 2020)
- Young People’s Voices on Youth Court Briefing – Centre for Justice Innovation (May 2020)
- Location Monitoring (GPS Tags) for Children – HMPPS (May 2020)
- Making It Count in Court Guidance and Toolkit - YJB (2020)
- Location Monitoring: Information for YOT (February 2020)
- Youth Offending Team: Legislative References (March 2019)
- Children and Sentencing: A Toolkit - Howard League for Penal Reform (2018)
- Youth Proceedings Competences - Bar Standards Board (2017)
- Fine Art or Science Report (2009)
- The State of Youth Justice Report (2017)
- New Offence: Sexual Communication with a Child (2017)
- Use of Video Links (Criminal Practice Directions 2015 Amendment No.3)
- Sentencing Children and Young People: Definitive Guideline (2017)
- Unpaid Work Operating Briefing for 16/17 Year olds (Dec 2016)
- Guide to support transition decisions between Youth Offending and NPS/CRC services (2016)
- Ground Rules Hearing Form - Cambridgeshire Youth Court (2016)
- MAPPA Guidance (2016)
- COVID-19: Resources for youth justice
- Impacts of COVID-19 on Children and Young People in the United Kingdom – Nottingham Trent University (January 2021)
- Custody and COVID-19 – Working in a Trauma Informed Way - Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service (February 2021)
- Engaging Young People During the COVID-19 Pandemic – The Youth Endowment Fund (December 2020)
- Remote reparation - spreading positivity to those in need – St Helens YJS (October 2020)
- Working with Referral Orders during COVID-19 – Lancashire YOT (October 2020)
- COVID-19 screening questions prior to face to face contact - Tower Hamlets and City of London Youth Justice Service
- Reconnection to Recovery and Resilience: A Trust wide support plan – Embark Federation (August 2020)
- Hidden in Plain Sight: Gangs and Exploitation - A Youth Work Response to COVID-19 – NYA (May 2020)
- Good Practice in Youth Justice during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Wales (July 2020)
- Building a County that Works for all Children Post COVID-19 – Association of Director of Children’s Services (July 2020)
- Risk Assessment Guidelines for Delivery of YOS Summer Programme – Newham YOS (July 2020)
- See, Hear, Respond - Reaching out to support children and families in crisis in England (June 2020)
- COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment Reparation Project – Sutton IYS (June 2020)
- Community Volunteering During Covid-19 – Haringey YJS (June 2020)
- Coronavirus and the Police: Advice for Children – YJB (June 2020)
- Coronavirus and Youth Offending Teams: Advice for Children – YJB (June 2020)
- Coronavirus and Court: Advice for Children – HMCTS and YJB (June 2020)
- COVID-19 Time Capsule Reparation– Tower Hamlets and City of London YJS (June 2020)
- Resources for Children and Adults around Stress and Anxiety - Safe Hands, Thinking Minds (May 2020)
- Mask Making Reparation – Hackney YOS (June 2020)
- Dealing with Worry and Not Knowing During Remand – Wetherby YOI (June 2020)
- Remote Reparation – Derby YOS (May 2020)
- Reparation Tasks – Bedfordshire YOS (May 2020)
- Youth Justice Recovery Plan- Wrexham Youth Justice Service (June 2020)
- Ending the Detention of Unsentenced Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A guide for Practitioners - Howard League (May 2020)
- Self Care Wheel - Lewisham YOS (May 2020)
- Uned Atal Trais (Violence Prevention Unit Wales) - May 2020
- Impact Assessment and Initial Recovery Planning – Hillingdon YOT (April 2020)
- #LockDownChallenge - Leeds Youth Justice Service (May 2020)
- Letter Box Reparation - Sheffield and Rotherham YOTS (April 2020)
- Virtual Sessions with Children - Calderdale Youth Justice Service and Young People Service (April 2020)
- Staying Safe Online Guidance – DCMS, DfE and HO (April 2020)
- Education Safeguarding Guidance: Coronavirus - Welsh Government (April 2020)
- Vulnerable Children and Young People: Coronavirus Guidance – Welsh Government (April 2020)
- Youth Custody Service and NHS posters (May 2020)
- Guidance and Support for Practitioners and Children – Youth Work Support (May 2020)
- Free Consultation for Practitioners Working with Children that have Exhibited Sexually Harmful Behaviour – AIM Project (May 2020)
- Human Trafficking Foundation, COVID-19 Information (May 2020)
- COVID-19 and Modern Slavery Guidance - Home Office and NHS Guidance (April 2020)
- End of Custody Temporary Release – Youth Custody Service (April 2020)
- Frequently Asked Questions – Youth Custody Service (April 2020)
- Resource for Parents Experiencing Child to Parent Violence and Abuse – Who’s in charge (2020)
- COVID-19 Contingency Plans (April 2020)
- Children and the Justice System, During COVID 19 - Frequently Asked Questions - YJB (April 2020)
- Youth Justice Update - YJB (April 2020)
- Health and Mental Health Resources - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2020)
- Making Sense of COVID-19: Trauma Informed Approach to Engagement (March 2020)
- Legislation: Coronavirus Act 2020
- Legislation- The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (April 2020)
- Advice, Resources and Information for Children, Parents and Professionals - Children’s Commissioner
- Guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus outbreak (PHE) (April 2020)
- Child to Parent Violence
- Parent Support for Online Safety – Thinkuknow
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you need to do (Government) (April 2020)
- Coronavirus Advice (NHS) (April 2020)
- Anxiety and Low Mood Guidance for Children – Peterborough YOT and Cambridgeshire YOT (April 2020)
- Top Tips for Working Alternatively – Essex YOS (April 2020)
- Online Safety Resources for Professionals, Parents/Carers and Children – Essex YOS (April 2020)
- Custody and resettlement
- Video Calls with Family for Children in Custody ‘Purple Visits’ – Youth Custody Service (January 2021)
- Booklet for Children in Custody - Get Out Stay Out! - South and West Yorkshire Resettlement Consortium (May 2021)
- Outcomes for Young Adults in Custody: A Thematic Review - HM Inspectorate of Prisons (January 2021)
- Active Feltham Pilot – Interim Report 2020 (June 2020)
- YJB Live Session: Responding to the pandemic through a Framework for Integrated Care (SECURE STAIRS) (November 2020)
- YJB Live Session: Constructive Resettlement South and West Yorkshire Consortium Approach & Pathfinder Project (November 2020)
- Guidance for the joint working arrangements between Youth Offending Teams and Local Authority Children’s Services for children in custody in Wales (November 2020)
- Concordat on Children in Custody Protocol - Just for Law Kids (January 2020)
- Transition Booklet: Time to move on – Clayfields House Secure Centre (June 2020)
- Serious Youth Violence Stocktakes from Custodial Settings (December 2019)
- Matters of Concern, Safeguarding Concerns, Allegations and Complaints - YCS (February 2021)
- Custody - Overview
- Inspection of Youth Resettlement Work - HMIPP (2020)
- Resettlement Policy (Leicester City YOS) - 2019
- Housing for Children - Roundabout and Sheffield YJS Partnership (2020)
- Universal Credit for Youth Justice Practitioners - A Quick Guide (August 2019)
- Custody Scrutiny Panel – Derby City YOS (2019)
- Enhanced Constructive Resettlement Practice Guidance – Camden YOS (March 2019)
- Banking for Children in or Leaving Custody (2019)
- How to Make Resettlement Constructive - YJB Document (September 2018)
- National Interventions Directory (in Youth Offenders Institutions)
- Beyond Youth Custody - Legacy Video and Newsletter (2018)
- Health Mobile Application (2018)
- Resettlement in England and Wales: Key Policy and Practice Messages from Research (2012)
- Children in Custody 2016–17 Report - HM Inspectorate of Prisons (2017)
- Framework for the Effective Resettlement of Children Leaving Custody - Beyond Youth Custody (2017)
- Concordat on Children in Custody (2017)
- The ‘Transformation’ of Youth Custody: A Discussion Paper
- Planning for Discharge – transition tips document
- Intervention Outcomes Data Booklet - Clayfields Secure Children's Home (2016)
- Fatherhood Programme - Oakhill Secure Training Centre
- Only Connect (2016)
- Equal Access, Equal Care
- Aycliffe CSE Innovation Project Evaluation Report
- Beyond Youth Custody (July 2016)
- Brain Injury Linkworker Service Report (July 2016)
- Easy Read Guides (September 2017)
- Placing Welsh Young People in Custody (September 2017)
- Assessment and Re-Assessment Packs - Clayfields House (December 2016)
Practice menu 2
- Data
- YJB Webinar – YJAF AWS Migration and CUG Decommissioning (May 2020)
- Youth Justice Statistics, England and Wales April 2018 to March 2019 (YJB 2020)
- Youth Justice Statistics General (2020)
- YJB Funding Log (November 2019)
- Data Recording Requirements for Youth Offending Teams (April 2021 to March 2022)
- CMS Providers Compliance Testing (December 2019)
- Youth Justice Application Framework (YJAF) (December 2019)
- How to Reduce Reoffending by Children and Young People - YJB Toolkits
- YOT Custody View in the Youth Justice Application (2018)
- Education and communication
- Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Training for YOT Staff – Southwark YOT (January 2021)
- Mock test for Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card (November 2020)
- Sentence Trouble Guide – Improving Communication - The communication Trust (November 2020)
- Reframing Crime and Justice: A Guide to Improving Communications – Transform Justice (October 2020)
- When to Call the Police: Guidance for Schools and Colleges (February 2020)
- Support for Pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in England (2019)
- School Attendance: Guidance for Schools (2019)
- SEND Code Of Practice: 0 to 25 Years (2015)
- Exclusion from Maintained Schools, Academies and Pupil Referral Units in England 2017
- Engaging Education Establishments, Moving on Conference – Harrow YOT (2019)
- Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Between Children in Schools and Colleges Guidance (2017)
- Justice Evidence Base Consolidation (Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists)
- KeyRing Living Support Networks e-Helpline for people with Learning Disabilities in the criminal justice system
- Developing and Implementing the Lancashire Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool (CHAT)
- Educational Programme: Step Up - Reading Youth Offending Team
- Person Centred Assessment and Intervention Planning (SLCN/LDD/SEN) - Milton Keynes YOT
- Education Programme: Branching Out - Wakefield YOT
- The Youth Justice SEND Bubble
- ClearCut Communication - County Durham YOT
- Children Missing Education, Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities (September 2016)
- Positive Practice Positive Outcomes
- Evaluation of the Support into Education and Learning (Youth Justice) Project
- Learning package: Disability Matters for youth justice (July 2016)
- Kri-8 Arts Programme - Southampton YOS
- Speech and Language Therapy Intervention (July 2016)
- Speech Language and Communication Needs Informed Practice (June 2016)
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs of Children (June 2016)
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs in the Youth Justice System (September 2017)
- That Reading Thing - Wigan YOT
- Under the Radar Video - Oxfordshire YOS
- Delivering Staff Training in Local Colleges (June 2016)
- Out-of-court-disposals and prevention
- Diversion Strategy, Assessment Tool and Pathway Flowchart - Cheshire YJS (February 2021)
- Ensuring Effective Referral into Youth Diversion Briefing – Centre for Justice Innovation (January 2021)
- Child First in Theory and in Practice YJB Live Session - Lancashire YJS and Lewisham YOS (November 2020)
- Out of Court Disposal Process Flow Charts for Professionals and Children – Barnet YOS (October 2020)
- Screening and Assessment Tool and Case Planning Templates - Lancashire YOT (2021)
- ACPO Youth Gravity Matrix
- Out of Court Disposal Screening Tool - Manchester YOT (2017)
- Triage Plus - Redbridge YOT and Targeted Prevention Service
- Prevention Session – Youth Justice Awareness in Schools
- Out of Court Work Pack - Darlington YOT
- Youth Conditional Caution Panels - Sutton YOT
- Youth Justice and Liaison Diversion - Gloucestershire YOT
- Valuing Youth Diversion: A Toolkit
- Enhanced Triage - Suffolk YOS
- Liaison and Diversion YOT Information Guide
- Over representation and disproportionality
- YJB Live Session: Over-Represented Children in the Youth Justice System (November 2020)
- Guidance - Joint Housing Protocols for Care Leavers: Good Practice Advice – DfE and Ministry of HCLG (October 2020)
- Inclusive Employers Toolkit: Young Black Men in Construction and Technology – GLA (September 2020)
- Disproportionality Spotlight Actions and Decisions Log (Management Board) – Tower Hamlets and City of London (October 2020)
- Young Advisors Report – Leaders Unlocked (July 2020)
- Children’s Rights, Policing and the Increasing use of Spit-hoods and Taser - CRAE (April 2020)
- Beyond Acronyms: Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in the Criminal Justice System Guidance - MoJ (June 2020)
- Working with Gypsy, Roma, Traveller children and young people: Effective practice for Youth Offending Teams (August 2020)
- Black Lives Matter Resources
- Roma Slovak Children: Sheffield Council Wide Response - Sheffield YJS (2019)
- National Protocol on Reducing Unnecessary Criminalisation of Looked-After Children and Care Leavers (January 2019)
- Prejudice and Discrimination Awareness Intervention - Cumbria Specialist Youth Service
- Hate Crime Intervention - Cumbria Specialist Youth Service
- Stability Index Report : for Children in Care (2018)
- Tackling Discrimination: Still not a Fair Response Report (May 2018)
- Race and the Criminal Justice System 2016 (2016)
- Children in Residential Care - Howard League Briefings (2017)
- Lammy Review: Final Report
- Looked After Children in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
- Ethnic Disproportionality Tool
- Crown Prosecution Service 10 point check list for Offences in Children’s homes
- Cardiff Triage
- Heritage Project, Exploring Own Roots - Sandwell YOT
- LIFT Children’s Homes Project - Catch 22
- Heritage Panel for BAME LAC - Leicester YOS
- The Young Review
- Diversity Workbook - Darlington Youth Offending Service
Practice menu 3
- Participation with children
- Terms of Reference and Feedback for an Activity-Based Peer Support Group for Children who have been Victims of Crime - Durham YOT (August 2020)
- Video Describing What the YOS is by Children - Barnet YOS (2020)
- The Voices of Young People Under Supervision (findings from the HMI Probation eSurvey) (2017)
- Leaflet for Children for Advice on the Law - Northumberland Youth Service (2018)
- Not Just a Thought Website - Reducing Child Abuse (2017)
- Just Health: An Enquiry into the Emotional Health and Wellbeing of Young People in the Youth Justice System
- Norfolk Youth Offending Team Recruitment and Selection of Staff/Volunteers by Young People
- Children and Young People`s Youth Justice Plan
- Restorative approach
- Virtual Restorative Justice: Good Practice Guide - Why Me? (September 2020)
- Working with Victims - Bristol YOT Referral Orders (2018)
- Understanding Restorative Approaches - Lincolnshire Secure Unit (2018)
- Restorative Justice and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Children in the Youth Justice System: A Restorative Justice Council Research Report (2017)
- Victim Process - Warwickshire Youth Justice Service
- Code of Practice for Victims of Crime
- Working with black, Asian and minority ethnic children in the youth justice system: A guide for restorative justice practitioners
- Letter of Apology to Victims - Wigan YOT
- Victims’ Commissioner review into Restorative Justice
- Young victims of crime
- Writing Wrongs - Lancashire Youth Offending Team
- Restorative Justice Council
- Restorative Justice Planning and Evaluation Process (July 2016)
- Restorative Justice Flash Cards - Stoke on Trent YOS
- Restorative Thinking (Working with Children) (April 2018)
- Safeguarding and exploitation
- Between the Lines Report – Exploitation and Grooming of Children – National Youth Agency (March 2021)
- Evaluation of Cambridgeshire Safer Relationships for Exploited Children (SAFE) Team – Serious Youth Violence Pathfinder (March 2021)
- Serious Case Reviews – College of Policing (July 2020)
- Trauma-informed Practice, Contextualised Safeguarding and Transitional Safeguarding - The Innovate Project (November 2020)
- County Line SafeCall Service - Missing People (November 2020)
- ‘Are you Listening?’ Short Film to raise awareness around Child Sexual Exploitation - Leicestershire Police (November 2020)
- Contextualised Safeguarding – HMIP (November 2020)
- Harmful Sexual Behaviour Prevention Toolkit – The Lucy Faithfull Foundation (2020)
- Modern Slavery and National Referral Mechanism (November 2020)
- Child Exploitation Disruption Toolkit: Disruption Tactics - Home Office (2019)
- Child Drug Exploitation: A Tool Box for Building Resilience - Oxfordshire YOS (May 2019)
- National Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (NCATS) (January 2019)
- Managing Extremism for Under 18s - Community Practice Advice (August 2018)
- Harmful Sexual Behaviour: Multi-Agency Policy and Procedure (Tower Hamlets) (2018)
- Working Together to Safeguard Children Statutory Guidance (2018)
- National Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention Strategy (2018)
- National Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention Programme - Toolkits and Guidance (July 2018)
- Missing, Exploited and Trafficked Strategy - Lewisham YOS (2018)
- Prevent Case Study – Havering YOS (2018)
- Safeguarding Missing Children in Wales - The Children Society (2018)
- Safeguarding Children Returning to UK from Syria (2018)
- Criminal Exploitation Toolkit & Updated Intelligence Guidance - The Children's Society ( 2018)
- Care of Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Modern Slavery, Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities (2017)
- The Use of Tools and Checklists to Assess Risk of Child Sexual Exploitation - Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (2017)
- Counter Terrorism and Extremism
- The University of Kent Centre for Child Protection - Child Protection Simulations (2017)
- Serious Case Reviews and Exploitation Through Radicalisation
- Prevent Duty Guidance
- Pathways to Harm, Pathways to Protection (2016)
- Child Sexual Exploitation: Definition and Guide for Practitioners
- Working with children who are victims or at risk of sexual exploitation: Barnardo’s model of practice
- Serious Incident Response Protocol - Barnet Children's Services
- Troubled Lives, Tragic Consequences
- Harmful Sexual Behaviour Among Children and Young People - NICE Guidance
- Prevent Tragedies
- Research on the Sexual Exploitation of Boys and Young Men: A UK Scoping Study (July 2016)
- Sexual Exploitation: Sex, Secrets and Lies (July 2016)
- Working with Children and Young People who Experience Running Away and Child Sexual Exploitation: An Evidence-Based Guide for Practitioners (July 2016)
- Now I know it was Wrong: Report of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Support and Sanctions for Children who Display Harmful Sexual Behaviour (July 2016)
- Harmful sexual behaviour framework: An evidence-informed framework for children and young people displaying harmful sexual behaviours (July 2016)
- Signs of Safety (July 2016)
- Standing on My Own Two Feet’: Disadvantaged Teenagers, Intimate Partner Violence and Coercive Control (July 2016)
- Child Sexual Exploitation: Advice for Staff (January 2018)
- Stay Safe and Sound (June 2016)
- Lord Laming Inquiry (Victoria Climbié)
- Serious youth violence
- Still not Safe: The Public Health Response to Youth Violence Report - Children’s Commissioner (February 2021)
- Knife Crime Toolkit, Brave Space – MOPAC (January 2021)
- YJB Live Session: County Lines Pathfinder, Finding the Way Forward (November 2020)
- Therapeutic Intervention for Peace Report – Power the Fight (September 2020)
- Serious Youth Violence Stocktake and Data Toolkit - YJB (January 2021)
- Repository of Practice on Serious Youth Violence - London Councils (2020)
- What Works to Prevent Gang Involvement, Youth Violence and Crime - Early Intervention Foundation Report (2019)
- Gang Related Violence Operation Group - Thurrock YOS (2019)
- County Lines Violence, Exploitation & Drug Supply 2017 Briefing Report (2017)
- Preventing Youth Violence and Gang Involvement (Practical Advice for Schools and Colleges) (2019)
- Criminal Exploitation of Children and Vulnerable Adults: County Lines
- Social Media as a Catalyst and Trigger for Youth Violence
- County Lines - Overview
- Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation
- Preventing Gang and Youth Violence: Spotting Signals of Risk and Supporting Children and Young People
Practice menu 4
- Trauma and wellbeing
- Creating a Trauma Informed Environment - Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service (February 2021)
- Neurodiversity: Embracing inclusivity in youth justice settings - Professor Amanda Kirby (February 2021)
- Understanding Trauma with Animations – NHS (December 2020)
- Enhanced Case Management and Child First Principles (September 2020)
- Xanax (Alprazolam)
- Prioritising Adversity and Trauma Informed Care for Children and Young People in England Report (YoungMinds) (2018)
- Trauma and Young People: A Guide for Parents, Carers and Professionals - Children’s Society (2018)
- Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
- Trauma-Informed Interventions and Assessments
- Drug Strategy 2017
- The Little Blue Book of Sunshine - mental health and wellbeing booklet
- Attachment difficulties in children and young people overview pathway
- I-CoN clinically-led outreach trauma service
- Interactive Mental Health Assessment Tool ‘Sometimes, All the time, Never’ - North-East Lincolnshire YOS
- Working with children and families
- Youth Justice Plans: Practice Note for Youth Offending Partnerships - YJB (March 2021)
- Working with Parents: Kitchen Table Talks - West Midlands (2021)
- Referral Order Panel Resources – Kent Youth Justice Service (February 2021)
- Informing Futures Toolkit (working with vulnerable children and young people) – 1625 Independent People (February 2021)
- What to Expect at the Police Station Film – Youth Justice Legal Centre (2016)
- Telephone sessions in Youth Justice - Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service (February 2021)
- Disclosure Information Booklet - Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service (December 2020)
- Changes to Criminal Records Disclosure Rules (November 2020)
- Experiences of adolescent to parent violence in the COVID-19 pandemic – University of Oxford (August 2020)
- Improving Parental Engagement Report, MoJ (2020)
- Child to Parent Violence and Abuse Website (Holes in the Wall) (June 2019)
- Weapons Intervention Toolkit - Oxfordshire YOS (2019)
- Improving Childrens’ Confidence Intervention - Cumbria Specialist Youth Service
- Independent Living Skills Intervention - Cumbria Specialist Youth Service
- Employability Skills Intervention - Cumbria Specialist Youth Service
- Knife Free Lesson Plans (for Key Stage 3 and 4) (2018)
- Youth Justice Accommodation Pathway Tool (January 2020)
- Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities (2018)
- Prevention of Homelessness: Accommodation Guidance (2018)
- Commissioning Parenting and Family Support for Troubled Families (May 2018)
- Wave Project: Surfing Project for Children - (2018)
- Story Books Intervention Sessions - West Sussex Youth Offending Team (2018)
- Working with Transgender Children and Young People (2018)
- Intervention Planning Clinic (2018)
- Sports Officer Role - Peterborough Youth Offending
- Rights, Respect, Responsibility Intervention Programme - Bradford Youth Offending Team (2017)
- Supporting Parents of Sexually Exploited Young People - Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (2017)
- Group Mentoring - Spark2Life (2017)
- Reframing Crime and Justice: A Guide - Transform Justice ( 2017)
- Weapon/Knife Early Intervention Strategy - Nottingham City YOT (2019)
- Street Aware Session (2017)
- Fearless Intervention (2017)
- Offending Behaviour and Drugs and Alcohol Awareness programme - Cumbria Specialist Youth Service (2017)
- Lead Intervention Coordinator Role - Cumbria Specialists Youth Services
- On and Off Line Safety Programme - Thinkuknow Website
- UK Safer Internet Centre
- First Aid Programme with StreetDoctors - Sutton YOT
- Tutor Provision - Bromley YOS
- Workforce Perspectives on Harmful Sexual Behaviour - National Children’s Bureau
- Learning from YJB Reducing Reoffending Programme
- Parenting Contracts and Orders Guidance
- Children and Young People Who Engage in Technology-Assisted Harmful Sexual Behaviour - NSPCC
- Indecent Images of Children: Guidance for Children
- Sexting: How to Talk to Children about the Risks of Sexting
- Children's Society campaign, "Big up the Bill"
- Theft Crime Intervention Pack - Darlington YOS
- Multisystemic Therapy (MST) London Tri-borough
- Get Savi: An active bystander programme for over 16 year olds
- STOP Parenting Support Programme - West Berkshire
- STOP Parenting Support Programme
- Music Therapy Project: Tuned In - Wakefield Youth Offending Team
- Statutory Order Induction Workbooks - Wokingham YOS
- Why Don’t We Listen? Parents of high-level offenders asked for help before their child’s first offence
- Junction 21 Mentoring and Advocacy Service - North Somerset YOT
- Football Programme: Kick Smart - Suffolk YOS
- Turning the Lens: How Organisational Strength Supports Replication
- Breaking the Cycle: Young Fathers Programme - Leicester City YOT
- Crime Pics II: Qestionnaire for Examining children's changes in Attitudes to Offending - Haringey YOS
- Bail pack - Darlington YOS
- Parenting Assessment - Southwark Specialist Family Focus Team
- Impact Resources Packs
- Case Management and Diversity Panel - Leicester YOS
- Are we nearly there yet, Dad? (July 2016)
- Y2A Programme (July 2016)
- Who's in Charge
- Break 4 Change (March 2018)
- Youth to Adult Transition Protocol and Guidance (July 2016)
- Desistance and Young People – HMIP May 2016 Summary of Findings (May 2016)
- National Citizen Service with The Challenge - Slough YOT(July 2016)
- Music Based Intervention: Back on track - Cheshire West, Halton and Warrington YOS
- HM Inspectorate of Probation thematic report Desistance and young people (September 2017)
- Youth Justice Strategy for Wales: Children and Young People First
- Youth to Adult Transition Principles and Guidance for Wales
- Case Management Guidance
- Respect Young People’s Programme (Addressing Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse)
- Living with Teenagers Programme (July 2016)
- Breach Re-Engagement Materials - Darlington Youth Offending Service
- Compliance Panels - Sunderland YOS
- Breaking the Chain: Animal Cruelty Intervention
- Braking Bad: Where’s the Harm in Drug Debt? (July 2016)
- Deal or No Deal - Drug Intevention - Hillingdon YOS (2017)
- Definitive Intervention System Database - Darlington Youth Offending Service
- Managing Emotions Intervention - Darlington YOS
- Alcohol Awareness Workpack - Darlington Youth Offending Service
- Working with partners
- Child in Custody Information Sharing with Metropolitan Police - Operation Harbinger Metropolitan Police (March 2021)
- YJB Live Session:Inspecting YOTs During COVID-19 - HMIP (November 2020)
- YJB Live Session: Inspecting Small YOTs - HMIP (November 2020)
- Child arrests in England and Wales 2019, Research briefing – Howard League for Penal Reform (January 2021)
- Annual report: Inspection of Youth Offending Services (2019-2020) – HMIP (November 2020)
- Pathfinder - YJB (updated July 2020)
- Employment Opportunity - The Skill Mill (June 2019)
- Police Records: A Guide for Professionals (December 2018)
- Collaborative Commissioning Networks Interim Report – Full Clinical Pathway Consideration for Children and Young People (October 2018)
- Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
- Greater Manchester Youth Justice University Partnership (last accessed 2018)
- Improving Partnership Working Protocol Between Brent YOS and CSC - Brent YOS
- The National Protocol for Case Responsibility (2014)
- Harmful Sexual Behaviour Framework: An Evidence-Informed Framework for Children and Young People Displaying Harmful Sexual Behaviours
- Thames Valley Police children's rights custody leaflet
- County Lines Information Sharing Template - Islington YOS (2016)
- Child Centred Policing. National Police Chiefs' Council National Strategy for the Policing of Children & Young People
- The National Strategy for Policing Children and Young people
- Join Up then Carry On: An illustrated guide to successful service mergers for youth offending teams in Wales
- Improving Health and Justice Outcomes Through Collaborative Working: Guidance for Youth Offending Partnerships (July 2016)
- Electronic Monitoring: An Offer of Support from Electronic Monitoring Services (July 2016)
- Joint Working Procedure and Protocol to Prevent Homelessness - Royal GreenwichYouth Offending Service (2016)
- Accomodation: Moving On Project - Northumberland YOS
- Appropriate Adult Scheme Models (July 2016)
- Wales YOT Management Board Guidance (September 2017)
- HM Inspectorate of Probation
- Coming soon
Research and Evidence Menu
- Evaluation library
- YOT Talk: Examining the Communicative Influences on Children’s Engagement with Youth Justice Assessment Processes Paper – European Journal of Criminology (March 2021)
- ACE and trauma-informed approaches in YJS in Wales: An evaluation of the implementation of the ECM project – Bangor University (March 2021)
- Disproportionality Project, Evaluation Report - Islington and Haringey YOTs (October 2020)
- Mentoring programme for children involved in SYV - Spark2Life (2017)
- Findings Report for WSA Implementation group: A Case Study of the Implementation of the Whole System Approach (2015)
- Evaluation of the Enhanced Case Management approach (2017)
- Skype Project - Parc Young Offender Institution (2016)
- Multisystemic Therapy
- Youth Restorative Intervention Approach
- Youth Justice Liaison and Diversion Scheme
- Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities - Violence Prevention Programme (Parents)
- Triage - Diversion Scheme
- Evaluation of Preventing Youth Offending Project (PYOP)
- Ether (Wipers) Programme (2016)
- Swansea Bureau - Pre Court Diversion Model
- Evaluation of the YJB Pilot Resettlement Support Panel Scheme (2009)
- Blackburn Youth Court - Problem Solve Approach
- The Communicate Project (previously known as Rapid English Project)
- Treatment Foster Care Oregon Evidenced Based Programme (2018)
- Functional Family Therapy (2018)
- Take 3 Parenting Programme
- Resettlement Consortia Pilot 2009-2012 & 2015-2017
- Summer Arts Colleges (2017)
- Aggression Replacement Training (2015)
- Triple P - Family Programme (2017)
- The Incredible Years - School Age Programme 6-12 years (2017)
- Effective Practice Standards of Evidence (YJB) (2015)
- Research guidance
- Keeping Children Safe from Violence - Evidence and Gap Map - Youth Endowment Fund (February 2021)
- National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement Website (May 2020)
- Thinking Professionals: A tool to Support Evidence Based Working - MOPAC (2019)
- Information About Evaluations - MOPAC (2019)
- Resources to help those Undertaking Evaluations - The Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (May 2020)
- Help me Innovate - Nesta (2019)
- Evaluating Early Help: A Guide to Evaluation of Complex Local Early Help Systems (2019)
- 10 Steps for Evaluation Success - Early Intervention Foundation (2019)
- Child Outcomes Research Consortium (2019)
- YOT/Academic Partnership Working Guide (2016)
- Early Intervention Foundation Guidebook (Accesed 2019)
- Guidance on Applications to Research the Youth Justice System (2016)
- Wider research
- Child First Justice: the research evidence-base – Loughborough University (March 2021)
- Explaining Desistance: Looking Forward, not Backwards Paper – NAYJ (February 2021)
- Sibling Sexual Abuse: A Knowledge and Practice Overview Report – Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (January 2021)
- Ethnic Disproportionality in Remand and Sentencing in the Youth Justice System Report – YJB (2021)
- Trauma-Informed Practice – HMIP (July 2020)
- Evaluation of the YJB's Case Level Ethnic Disproportionality Toolkit (2018)
- Prevention Briefing (2017)
- The Neglected Needs of Care Leavers in the Criminal Justice System: Practitioners’ Perspectives and the Persistence of Problem (Corporate) Parenting (2017)
- What do we Know About Girls in the Care and Criminal Justice Systems? (2017)
- Putting Education at the Heart of Custody? (2015)
- Fighting for Change: Narrative Accounts on the Appeal and Desistance Potential of Boxing (2017)
- Trauma Informed Youth Justice Briefing (2017)
- Working with families briefing for youth justice professionals
- Social Media Briefings (2016)
- Why Does Communication in Youth Justice Matter? (2016)
- Understanding the Educational Background of Young Offenders (2016)
- Understanding Adolescent Neglect: Troubled Teens. A study of the links between parenting and adolescent neglect (2016)
- Review of the Research on Children and Young People Who Display Harmful Sexual Behaviour Online (NSPCC)
- What Works in Managing Young People Who Offend? A Summary of the International Evidence (2016)
- What Works in Supporting Victims of Crime. A Rapid Evidence Assessment (2016)
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and their association with chronic disease and health service use in the Welsh adult population (2016)
- Breaking Through – Moving on from Child Sexual Exploitation (2016)
- What Children are Telling us About Bullying (2016)
- Social Disadvantage and Crime: A Criminological Puzzle (2016)
- Mapping Report of Restorative Justice Provision in England and Wales (2016)
- Accessing Local Youth Justice Services (2016)
- Reducing Reoffending by Young People Briefing (2018)
- Mapping Exercise: Youth Justice/Academic Partnership Working Survey (2016)
- Participatory Research: What Helps Young People Stop Offending? (2013)
- From Boys to Men: Precluding the Proclivity to Perpetrate (DATE)
- Coming soon