Vulnerable young people being failed at a cost of £23bn a year, MPs warn
Vulnerable young people are being failed at a cost of £23 billion a year, MPs have warned, as they called on the Government to report annually for the first time
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Tag: Youth Offending
Knife crime on rise due to teenagers made ‘more vulnerable’ after lifting pandemic restrictions
The pandemic making teenagers “more vulnerable” has led to a disproportionate increase in the killing of young people by knives, a charity said. According to a report by the Office
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‘Wide variation’ in custodial healthcare poses challenges for Police Scotland
A new report has found a “wide variation” in the healthcare provided to people in police custody – with concerns raised that this could be leading to officers making decisions
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Project helping women in prison stay in contact with their children gets funding boost
A project helping Welsh mothers in prison stay in touch with their children has been given further funding. Visiting Mum is delivered by the Prison Advice & Care Trust (Pact)
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Engage: Autism and ADHD – The youth justice system is harming neurodivergent children
Neurodivergent children are disproportionately represented in the youth justice system in England. This includes those with conditions including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and speech, language
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More than 3,000 children subject to police strip-searches in England and Wales
More than 3,000 children were strip-searched by police in a year, and more than a third were black, figures show. There were 65,336 strip-searches carried out by 28 of 43
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Lengthy Covid isolation for prisoners ‘risked breaching human rights’, inspectorate warns
Putting prisoners in lengthy spells of coronavirus quarantine risked breaching their human rights, with a prison watchdog warning the “consequences of such prolonged isolation cannot be overstated”. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, of
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State continues to let down woman who took own life at Polmont, claims brother
The brother of a woman who killed herself in a young offenders institution has accused the authorities of continuing to let down his sister by “failing to hold to account
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Ex-victims’ champion warns ‘system is broken’ and calls for parole transparency
Former victims’ commissioner Baroness Newlove has warned that the “system is broken” when it comes to taking care of victims in the criminal justice system. The Conservative peer, who is
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Youth custody system ‘dysfunctional’ and failing vulnerable girls, report finds
The “dysfunctional” youth custody system is failing to provide vulnerable girls with the help they need, a group of watchdogs has warned. Girls and young women faced “significant challenges” when
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