Prevention
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.
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.
Evaluation Report on the Community Resolution and Prevention Service (CRPS) (October 2023)
Summary:
The aim of the CRPS is to offer a programme of support for children following their first community resolution, or they have been identified as being at risk of offending. This is an independent evaluation of the service completed by Rocket Science.
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.
Evaluation of Child First Diversion and Alternative Out of Court Disposals – Lancashire Child First Pathfinder (May 2022)
Published: 28/05/2022
Summary: Child First Pathfinder have shared their initial evaluation and final evaluation of the Child First diversion programme completed by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
A Child First Pathfinder Evaluation: Towards a Common Prevention Approach Across Wales – Ceredigion Youth Justice and Prevention Service (2021)
Summary: Access to the final evaluation and paper concerned with gathering children- views on prevention services as published by Ceredigion Youth Justice and Prevention Service Pathfinder.
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