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Many of the children and young people who are locked up every year should not be there
28% of children in prison have witnessed domestic violence
Almost a quarter of children in prison have learning difficulties
More than one in four children in prison have been in care at some point
A fifth of children in prison don't receive any visits from friends or family
Nearly 7,000 prison sentences were given to children last year
One in 10 children in prison have attempted suicide
Out of Trouble News
Prison schooling young men and women in crime
24 January 2012 | Publications
Are police stations failing to safeguard children?
15 December 2011 | Inspectorate reports
Is care a stepping stone to custody?
8 December 2011 | Publications
Did you know: In 09/10, YOI reoffending rates varied from 59.3% to 82.4%? http://bit.ly/xiYpNC
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Interesting: 2010/11 youth justice stats include reoffending rates for each YOI [chapter 9, table 9.10]: http://t.co/Fybb86i1
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Increase of 1,000 prisoners in three weeks threatens more budget cuts http://t.co/gZgYc6Nq via @guardian
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Tragedy: a second teenage death in a YOI in a week: http://www.independent.co…
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Latest youth justice stats show remand a problem - only 39% of children remanded end up with custodial sentences...http://bit.ly/xP6Ntj
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Despite no evidence that 'scared straight' programmes work, children as young as 8 have been involved in this: http://bit.ly/wAPxOR
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A 15 year old in Cookham Wood YOI has been found dead. what a tragedy. The second child to die in custody in a week.
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British Crime Survey http://t.co/XDB9wTfO% public tht rehab. sd be main aim yth justice system bt 64% tht yng offendrs treated too leniently
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amazing figures latest annual youth justice stats http://t.co/yleZLcMm, tho all pre riots .fall 8% ct disposals,fall 10% custodial disposals
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re Downview http://t.co/sX69Myp0 also problems with girls arriving really late and feeling intimidated by male passengers in escort van.
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inspection Downview http://t.co/3J0pKddu but for girls lack of age-appropriate environment & of gd relationships between staff & young women
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Are young adults in the justice system old enough to know better? Read our new briefing and find out: http://www.outoftrouble.o…
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In case you missed it, our new briefing on young adults, Old enough to know better?, is available here: http://t.co/aUbgTp6f
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Justice Select Committee announces new inqury into youth justice.
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Looked after children in Croydon less likely to commit crime, figures show http://t.co/EZImK2iI
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Paul Maynard MP: is the criminal justice world keeping up with changes afoot in social work?
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Tom Brake: how can we mirror the focus Corsten has brought to women for young adults?
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Lord Listowel asking whether we need a YJB equivalent for offenders with complex needs, like young adults and women?
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Could having social workers in young adult prisons improve services for care leavers?
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Might social workers wor
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Magistrate calls for better liaison bw probation and the court - why don't probation staff attend bench meetings?
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YJB working to improve transition to adult system - but IT systems that aren't compatible a real problem.
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Lord Ramsbotham: need to have someone in NOMS with responsibility for young adult offenders. A specific group with particular needs!
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Govt recognises difficult transition from youth to adult justice system. Localism agenda presents both opportunities and challenges...
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Check out our new website homepage for all the latest youth justice news and twitter stories at www.outoftrouble.org.uk..…
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New prison for young men aged 18-25 faces "formidable challenges" according to HM Prisons Inspectorate....http://bit.ly/z6bmx9
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MPs brand law on joint enterprise "so complex that juries may find it impossible to understand how to reach the right verdict"…
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More momentum behind call for age of criminal responsibility to rise: http://www.centreforsocia…
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November's child custody population = 2,036 - up 15 on the previous month - suggest we're still seeing the impact of the…
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Quote of the day: "The children and young persons sent to [secure training centres] were sent there because they had acted unlawfully…
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Interesting that a place in a private YOI is more expensive than one in the public sector: http://bit.ly/AkDoiu
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Lisen to the Bishop of Liverpool (the Bishop for Prisons) talking about his work inside: http://www.bbc.co.uk/prog…
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New tri-borough children's services in West London outlines expectations that every children's home be rated as good or outstanding: http://bit.ly/zLTODA
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Want to work for the Prison Reform Trust? We're currently recruiting an advice and information officer: http://www.prisonreformtr…
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Children in care are still being criminalised unnecessarily - in Lancashire a boy ended up in court for breaking a cup in…
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Start the year by taking action to reduce the number of kids in care who end up in the justice system: http://bit.ly/snvW9s
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Think it's a scandal that kids in care are twice as likely to get in trouble with the police and account for…
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Did you know our news page includes youth justice news from around the country? Check it out: http://www.outoftrouble.o…
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Inspectorate finds police stations are failing to safeguard children: http://bit.ly/rBMlVR
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Want up-to-date stats on children and young people in custody? The December edition of the Bromley Briefing is publiched today. Click here:…
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Quote of the day: "It is clear that at the age of 10 the brain is developmentally immature...there is concern...that the age…
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October's child prison population = 2,021- down 40 on the previous month, but up 26 on this time last year: http://bit.ly/juO2Yn
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Is care a stepping stone to custody? Read our report to find out: http://bit.ly/tt9eEC
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have you seen the report about children in care and crime?
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October's child prison population = 2,021 - down on the previous month but up on this time last year: http://bit.ly/juO2Yn