Problem Solving Judicial Practice in Alloa Sheriff Court: Sheriff D Mackie
This short paper by Sheriff David Mackie, resident Sheriff for Alloa, starts from the premise that the merits of a problem solving approach in appropriate
Supporting Forth and Fife Valley: Pathways into prison and supports available to young people from Fife and Forth Valley
This report presents the findings of a small-scale research project which examined the social work reports of 32 young men aged between 17 and 21
Young Men in Custody: Pathways into and out of prison of young men aged 16 and 17
The broad purpose of this report was to examine young men’s journeys into and out of custody. The Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ) was
Young People and MAPPA in Scotland
‘Young People and MAPPA in Scotland’ was written by Paul Rigby, Bill Whyte and Marguerite Schinkel. All three were previously involved with the Centre for
Youth Justice in Scotland: Fixed in the past or fit for the future?
‘Youth Justice in Scotland: Fixed in the past or fit for the future?’ draws on research evidence, practice wisdom and policy discourse to provide a
Mental Health Difficulties in the Youth Justice Population: Learning from the first six months of the IVY project
In this paper, IVY Psychologist Leanne Gregory considers a marginalised group in our society – young people with severe psychological and mental health difficulties who
The use of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) in Scotland
In this paper, CYCJ Research Fellow Nina Vaswani looks at the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI), a generic risk assessment tool to assess the
Movement Restriction Conditions (MRCs) and youth justice: Learning from the past, challenges in the present and possibilities for the future
David Orr, CYCJ Practice Development Advisor, draws on qualitative and quantitative data from a survey of youth justice practitioners’ and managers’ experience of the implementation and
Encouraging Help-Seeking Behaviours among Vulnerable Young Men: A Review of the Literature
A review of the literature into a range of needs and risks that affect young people found that young men are often as vulnerable as
Supporting young people who enter into secure care or custody to reintegrate into communities
CYCJ Strategic Manager Fiona Dyer gives a brief overview of the current system of supporting young people who enter into secure care or custody in
