The Costs of Youth Justice
While youth offending in Scotland has declined, the costs to those involved – the victim, perpetrator and society as a whole – are significant. But
The effects of early years trauma workshop (National Youth Justice Conference 2015)
This workshop, delivered at the National Youth Justice Conference by Iain Macaulay of North Lanarkshire Council, looks at what causes trauma and the effects it
The Participation Issue
One year on from the publication of CYCJ’s Participation and Engagement Strategy, this special issue of the e-bulletin celebrates all things participation at CYCJ –
The Participation Issue (Creative Conversations with CYCJ)
CYCJ’s new podcast is a space to discuss, debate and question justice with children and young people. We’ll be speaking with members of CYCJ and
The price of prejudice: when attitudes shape policy
As professionals, to what extent do our attitudes and social representations shape how we work with young offenders? Do our ‘hidden prejudices’ get in the
The Risk of Online Abuse (ROSA) Project
This report describes the work of the Risk of Online Sexual Abuse (ROSA) Project, and summarises the findings of the independent evaluation, which the Children
The Service User Involvement Thematic Review
In this thematic review Beth Weaver, University of Strathclyde, Kristina Moodie, CYCJ, and Claire Lightowler, CYCJ, bring together findings so far to share what has
The trauma, bereavement and loss experiences of women in prison
The partial closure of Scotland’s only dedicated female prison, Cornton Vale, following the recommendations from the Commission on Women Offenders report, led to the relocation
The use of Safer Lives in Scotland with young people displaying sexually harmful behaviours
This report, written by the CYCJ’s Stewart Simpson (Practice Development Advisor) and Nina Vaswani (Research Fellow) considers the research literature as well as the extent
