YOT Talk: Examining the Communicative Influences on Children’s Engagement with Youth Justice Assessment Processes Paper – European Journal of Criminology (March 2021)
Summary:
An article, full report and toolkit examining the communicative influences on children’s engagement with youth justice assessment processes paper that considers the evidence base analysis of communication influences on children’s engagement in the youth justice system.
Description:
Stephen Case, Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, Ralph Morton have published YOT Talk: Examining the communicative influences on children- engagement with youth justice assessment processes.
The article presents an evidence-based analysis of the communicative influences on children’s engagement in the youth justice system in England and Wales. This might help those working directly in the youth justice system.
The authors have also provided:
- A full version of the child first evidence-based report (summary version linked above)
- ‘YOT Talk’ toolkit extended version (with supporting information) – The toolkit outlines the key communication features that affect engagement in assessment interviews, the challenges that practitioners and children face, and the ways that these challenges can be addressed).