Supporting Care Leavers to Prevent Custody

Published: 18/12/2024

The YJB has produced an evidence summary which highlights what we know about care experienced children in custody in England and Wales, and how we can best support these children to prevent them entering custody. The summary draws on national data from the YJB, Department for Education and Ministry of Justice, as well as the latest youth justice evidence on best practice.
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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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