Research has revealed how re-offending rates amongst young people could be improved by following the example of the Victorian reform system. Professor Pamela Cox, of the University of Essex, told
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Children in Glasgow can become socialised into the city’s gang culture from as young as 12 years old, according to new research by University of the West of Scotland (UWS).
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A day-long event organised by the Department of Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) asked “how do we alleviate the harmful effects of discriminations and inequalities in the process of
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The effectiveness of youth conferences as a way of dealing proportionately with children who break the law has been examined in a report published today by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern
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A new report into the care being provided by five secure children’s units across Scotland has been published today. The report follows joint inspections by the Care Inspectorate and the
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A report that aims to understand how young people could become active participants in shaping improvements to youth justice policy, practice and research has been published by Scotland’s national centre
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Too few children leaving custody are given the support and help they need to resettle back into the community and to stop offending, according to independent inspectors. Today they published
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Looking at the serious and negative risks that face some adolescents in the UK today, focusing on neglect, running away, sexual exploitation and offending. Considered together, common themes can be
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Scotland’s Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced a near £1 million funding package for three leading voluntary organisations working to reduce reoffending. The funding will allow Apex Scotland, SACRO and
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Children who are sent to jail could be more likely to commit sex offences later in life, prison reform campaigners have warned. A report by the Commission on Sex in
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