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Working with children and families
Children cannot be seen in isolation, working with families and carers is essential in sustaining desistance and supporting children in becoming important members of their community. Many of the families whose children come into contact with the criminal justice system are vulnerable themselves and with partnership work and collaboration some of the core vulnerabilities can begin to be addressed.
This section has information and practice concerning working with families so that they are able to grow and support their children, as well as interventions for the children themselves which sustain positive outcomes.
Summary: Darlington Youth Offending Service have created a work pack to generate awareness of the effects and impacts of the role of alcohol in children's lives. Description: The Alcohol Awareness work pack comprises intervention materials designed to explore the reasons behind the young person consuming alcohol and the impact that this has on their life and their family…
Summary: A video co-created with children at Barnet Youth Justice Service that describes reparation and the impact of the activities. Aims: Support children to engage in reparation activities Description: Barnet Youth Justice Service have co-created with children a short video around what reparation means and the type of activities that they may undertake at Barnet Youth Justice…
Summary: The Adolescent and Children’s Trust Fostering and Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service have worked with care children and partners to co-create a better way to communicate with and about children in care. Description: The Adolescent and Children’s Trust Fostering (TACT Fostering) have collaborated with care experienced children and young people, local authorities and organisations to…
Summary: Thinkuknow is an on and offline safety programme for children, parents and professionals, it is part of the National Crime Agency’s CEOP Command. Thinkuknow is an on and offline safety programme for children, parents and professionals and is part of the National Crime Agency’s CEOP Command. CEOP’s Thinkuknow education programme endeavours to empower young people online through…
Summary: Link to the youth justice plans guidance, produced by the YJB. Description: The YJB has published the 2021 guidance to support with the production of the youth justice plans: practice note for youth offending partnerships.
Summary: Attached is the link to the Youth Justice Legal Centre short film for children and young people arrested and taken to a police station. Age: n/a Sex: n/a Cost: n/a Description: Youth Justice Legal Centre have produced a short film for children and young people who have been arrested and taken to a police station. The film…
Summary: Attached is a sheet, developed by Nottinghamshire YJS with key elements to consider when working with children over the telephone. Age: n/a Sex: n/a Cost: n/a Aims: To assist staff in developing their knowledge and skills in creating a trauma informed environment when working with children and young people. Description: It has been recognised that…
Summary: Links to the changes to the criminal records disclosure rules. The Government has made changes to the criminal records disclosure rules for sensitive roles, to ensure the right balance is struck between rehabilitation and protecting the public. The new legislation, will remove the automatic disclosure of youth cautions, reprimands and warnings and remove the automatic disclosure of…
Summary: Link to the report by the University of Oxford concerned with the experiences of adolescent to parent violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experiences of adolescent to parent violence in the COVID-19 pandemic is a fast evidence report base on experiences of child and adolescent to parent violence through first-hand accounts from parents and the views of experts…
Summary: Spark2Life's approach aims to encourage team building and facilitate peer to peer mentoring in a controlled space. Age: 10-17 Sex: n/a Cost yes Aims: Challenging a value system supporting a crime and gang culture Encouraging positive lifestyle choices Promote strength and benefits of living in a diverse culture Description: Spark2Life’s (S2L) approach is based on meaningful mentoring…
Age: 10-17 Sex: N/A Cost: Yes Aim: The Young People Law and Order course Unit - challenges a Young Persons Offending Behaviour (see portfolio document for further info ) The Drugs and Alcohol Misuses Awareness course Unit - provides basic info on the physical and psychological effects of Alcohol & Drugs Misuse, (see portfolio document for further info )…
Summary: Breaking the Chain is a resource (created in partnership with YOTs) which has been designed to be used with children who are at risk of committing, or have been convicted, of cruelty to animals. Age: 10-17 Sex: n/a Cost: none Aim: Support children that have committed an offence of cruelty to animal/s to increase their knowledge and…