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Category: Youth Offending
Young offenders have it easy with ten minutes’ community service a week
18 Oct 2009, 11:14 am | Written by Backstop
Teenage offenders who commit crimes such as burglary and assault could do as little as ten minutes’ community service, under instruction from the Government. The fact that these crimes that are not serious enough to justify detention, means that young … Continue reading
The Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme has failed
16 Oct 2009, 11:19 am | Written by Backstop
According to a study by the University of Portsmouth, the Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme (ISSP), which sees offenders aged 10 to 17 put under supervision rather than in custody, is failing because 90% of offenders go on to commit … Continue reading
2,000 children in the UK were caught breaking the law in 2008
10 Oct 2009, 10:42 am | Written by Backstop
In a stark report by the Ministry of Justice early this year, nearly 2,000 children were apprehended by police, with 99 of these ending up in custody. Certain areas of the UK were highlighted in the report, with Northamptonshire appearing … Continue reading
Has Labour criminalised a generation of our children?
8 Oct 2009, 9:12 am | Written by Backstop
A controversial report released this month by the Justice System has announced that over one million children have been convicted of a criminal offence since Labour’s inception in 1997. The report has caused many groups, including the Liberal Democrats, to … Continue reading
The new kid on the block
7 May 2009, 10:45 am | Written by Backstop
After Ray Lewis’ shameful departure from the youth cabinet last year, Boris Johnson picked James Cleverly as the new ambassador for young people in January of this year. So, let’s find out more about the Tory Assembly member and major … Continue reading
New Online Crime Maps
5 May 2009, 10:44 am | Written by Backstop
The new online crime maps have gone live this year and now, by typing in their postcode, users can access data down to ward level on crimes such as anti-social behavior, burglary, robbery and vehicle crime. All of the 43 … Continue reading
Managerialism in youth justice
1 May 2009, 3:28 pm | Written by Andrew
I am currently reading about this dull but interesting topic as I think that it will form part of my doctoral dissertation. At first I dismissed it as too boring – however as I have started thinking a little more deeply … Continue reading
Sticking a knife in knife crime – criminal justice news update
27 Apr 2009, 12:56 pm | Written by sarah
According to the latest Ministry of Justice sentencing figures, courts are handing out more prison sentences and fewer cautions for illegally carrying a knife. Adding to the evidence that the so-called knife crime “epidemic” may have peaked, new NHS data … Continue reading
Children’s groups warn against naming the brothers in the Doncaster Torture case
22 Oct 2009, 2:20 pm | Written by Backstop
Recently, children’s groups spoke out about the move to lift the anonymity of the brothers aged 12 and 10 who admitted to beating and torturing two boys in an outrageous and unrelenting attack in South Yorkshire in April. Following the … Continue reading →