‘Digital Me’ – An animated video from Gateshead Youth Justice Service

Published: 22/10/2024

Gateshead Youth Justice Service and Digital Voice for Communities, a non-profit organisation which works to deliver digital inclusion projects, has produced animated video which captures children’s experiences of the youth justice system.
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Role models matter: changing lives with Ricky Otto

Published: 15/10/2024

YJB Board Member Jacob Sakil speaks with Ricky Otto, Resettlement Practitioner at Walsall Youth Justice Service in this YJB podcast.
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My time as a YJB Board member – Professor Neal Hazel

Published: 13/09/2024

As his 6 and a half year tenure came to a close in August, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice Neal Hazel reflects on his time as a Board member. 1. Tell us a little about you and your work history? My research has always been focused on young people and families.  My PhD and…
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Reducing offending and delivering positive outcomes

Published: 10/09/2024

The YJB’s Business Plan 2024-25, outlining our commitment to an evidence-based, Child First youth justice system.
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Reflecting on my time as a YJB Board member – Sharon Gray NLE OBE

Published: 06/09/2024

As I come to the end of my tenure as a YJB Board member, I find myself reflecting on the past 6 years with a mix of pride, gratitude, and a bit of nostalgia. When I was invited to join the YJB in 2018, I saw it as an opportunity to use my experience in understanding…
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Partnership working guidance from Derby City Council

Published: 02/09/2024

Derby Youth Justice Service has shared documents and guidance developed in consultation with Derby Early Help & Children’s Social Care Services, which sets out how both services co-ordinate and streamline meetings to manage children’s safety to others and any wellbeing concerns.
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Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service (CYJS) partnership with The Chuckery

Published: 31/07/2024

Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service (CYJS) have partnered up with a local community project called The Chuckery, which offers a range of opportunities for children and young people locally.
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Exploring the production and utilisation of pre-sentence reports (PSRs) in the youth justice system

Published: 28/05/2024

This research project investigated the use and quality of pre-sentence reports (PSRs) in the youth justice system. The research also explored whether PSRs might contribute to racial disparity in sentencing decisions as identified by previous YJB-funded research. PSRs bring together important information about the child to help inform the court’s sentencing decision.
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Get involved – Youth Justice Application Framework (YJAF) Research

Published: 02/05/2024

We are working with researchers from a company called NEC Digital to better understand the different needs and challenges experienced by users of the Youth Justice Application Framework (YJAF). This research aims to help us make future improvements to the YJAF system. To get a wider understanding of YJAF users’ needs and challenges they would like to talk to YJS Practitioners (10 in total) and YJS Managers (5 in total).
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Understanding ethnic disparity in reoffending rates in the youth justice system (April 2023)

Published: 05/04/2024

This research was commissioned by the YJB and conducted by Traverse. The research involved statistical analysis of reoffending data from England and Wales, interviews with children from England as well as focus groups with youth justice service practitioners. The findings are published in two parts, a child and practitioners perspectives report and an analysis of…
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