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Category: Aggregator – Story Of The Day
When do children become criminally responsible?
2 Aug 2010, 8:57 am | Written by Backstop
This video on BBC news addresses the question of the age of criminal responsibility in the UK, which has been raised following a series of high-profile cases involving young defendants. Some child experts argue that children who commit offences needed … Continue reading →
Theresa May to scrap ASBOs
29 Jul 2010, 9:44 am | Written by Backstop
The Guardian reports that senior Labour figures mounted a last-ditch defence of antisocial behaviour orders last night after the home secretary, Theresa May, indicated she is to scrap Tony Blair’s flagship measure to deal with youth crime. May said it … Continue reading →
General Social Care Council to be scrapped
27 Jul 2010, 8:20 am | Written by Backstop
Children & Young People Now reports that the General Social Care Council (GSCC) is to be scrapped, with responsibility for regulating social workers transferred to the Health Professions Council (HPC). Social workers will become the 16th profession to be regulated … Continue reading →
Cameron: National Citizen Service will tackle ‘tragic waste’ of young people
23 Jul 2010, 9:16 am | Written by Backstop
The Telegraph reports that the Prime Minister has said that too many teenagers appear ‘lost’ and lacking in direction, as he announced plans for a series of Government pilots involving 10,000 school leavers next summer. Aimed at 16-year-olds who have … Continue reading →
Want to get ex-offenders into work? Scrap criminal records
21 Jul 2010, 9:07 am | Written by Backstop
Mark Johnson wrotes for the Guardian arguing that a criminal record does nothing more than recite the wrongs someone once committed without saying what they’ve done right since. View article…
Government urged to get tough on offenders
20 Jul 2010, 10:04 am | Written by Backstop
The Independent reports that Victims and Witnesses Commissioner Louise Casey said that the Government must get tough on offenders punished outside of prison to restore the faith of victims in the criminal justice system. She called on ministers to stop … Continue reading →
Revealed: brutal guide to punishing jailed youths
19 Jul 2010, 9:30 am | Written by Backstop
The Guardian reports that details of techniques used to inflict pain deliberately on children in privately run jails have been revealed for the first time in a government document obtained by the Observer. Published by the HM Prison Service in … Continue reading →
Unison seeks membership deal for College of Social Work
16 Jul 2010, 8:39 am | Written by Backstop
Children & Young People Now reports that Unison is in talks to negotiate a joint membership deal that could see more than 40,000 of its social work professionals become the founding members of the College of Social Work. The College … Continue reading →
Restorative justice key to cutting youth reoffending, says landmark study
15 Jul 2010, 11:04 am | Written by Backstop
Children & Young People Now reports that a landmark report has called for the introduction of restorative justice across England and Wales to halve the current number of juveniles in custody. The Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour, … Continue reading →
Comment: The prison system is too big to fail, and too big to succeed
14 Jul 2010, 9:47 am | Written by Backstop
Anne Owers, Chief Inspector of Prisons, writes in the Guardian to give her opinion on the prison system. She says that with our institutions overcrowded, resources have been sucked from the agencies that could prevent reoffending. View article…
