Co-producing a rights-respecting resource
To help understanding of how we can support children in conflict with the law to understand their legal rights following the UNCRC incorporation, CYCJ has teamed up with Staf and Youth Justice Voices to co-produce a resource with children and young people. Ross Gibson explains what’s involved – and why we need your help to […]
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Walking away from the path of least resistance
The process of desistance from crime can often hinge on significant turning points, leading to new directions in life. In this exclusive interview with Livingston FC manager David Martindale – who shares his own experiences of desistance – Ross Gibson hears how education, employment and a change of mindset can create new opportunities for those […]
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Launching the Standards in style
“Fun, enjoyment, excitement, and the sense of achievement and pride.” From rapping, gameshows and window art to ministerial support and a competition, launch events celebrating the Secure Care Pathway and Standards Scotland have rewarded and praised everyone who’s been involved in this amazing journey. Debbie Nolan reports back… It is hard to believe the much […]
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Youth work is human rights work
With the incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots Law happening this year, YouthLink’s Kevin Kane explains why strengthening the statutory basis of youth work is critical to delivering the UNCRC, and in helping young people to understand, promote and defend their rights. At the recent National Youth Work Conference, Bruce Adamson, the Children and Young […]
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The JukeBox – giving a voice to lockdown
Can theatre survive lockdown – and if so, what would it look like? The team at Glass Performance have more than answered this with the JukeBox, an interactive radio show created with, and for, the young men in HMPYOI Polmont. Here Jack Tully tells us how JukeBox came about, the secrets behind its success – […]
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Disclosure in Scotland: The journey so far
CYCJ welcomed the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 which received Royal Assent on July 14 and the news that the changes introduced by Part 2 of the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 went live on November 30. Debbie Nolan reflects on the journey of change in Scotland. The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 will – once […]
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Relationships are the starting point
As we approach the one year anniversary of the publication of Scotland’s Care Review – and three months since the Secure Care Pathway and Standards Scotland launched – Chelsey talks about the importance of building genuine and honest relationships with young people, and the difference this can make. A young person once told a colleague […]
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Watch, Act, Listen – Artivism is ready for launch
As Artivism, the collaborative art project between Youth Justice Voices, Articulate Cultural Trust and local artist Scott Lang, prepares to launch, Ruth Kerracher explains why this is such an important moment for the young people involved. This year has been challenging for Youth Justice Voices, with children and young people feeling increasingly isolated during lockdown […]
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“Not cut out for prison”: Depriving children of their childhood
On World Children’s Day 2020, Claire Lightowler (Director of CYCJ) and Bruce Adamson (Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland) have written a joint blog to raise awareness of the increasing number of children in remand in Scotland – and why we must act quickly to develop alternative provisions if we are to fulfil our international […]
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