‘Spend time with me’: Children and young people’s experiences of COVID-19 and the justice system
This report shares findings from research undertaken by CYCJ gathering the views of children and young people with experience of the justice system on COVID-19
Practice implications of Coronavirus for Children in Conflict with the Law: An ongoing review
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act received Royal Assent on April 6, 2020, bringing wide-ranging provisions across a broad range of policy areas, with several implications for
The Contribution of CYCJ: Boundary-spanning and System Development
During 2019, CYCJ undertook an evaluation exercise to better understand its impact on youth justice. The exercise was conducted with independent evaluator Catherine-Rose Stocks-Rankin and jointly funded
Prioritising Prevention? Opportunities and barriers to inclusion, prevention and early intervention in Scottish Youth Justice
This report shares findings from a scoping study undertaken on behalf of the Inclusion as Prevention (IAP) project, funded by the National Lottery, under their
Rights Respecting? Scotland’s approach to children in conflict with the law
This report, published in January 2020, sets out what Scotland must do to ensure its youth justice system is truly ‘rights respecting’, if it is
Bereavement and offending behaviours: a role for Early and Effective Intervention (EEI)?
‘Bereavement and offending behaviours: a role for Early and Effective Intervention (EEI)?’, written by CYCJ’s Nina Vaswani and Fern Gillon, reports on findings from a
Inclusive Justice: Co-producing Change
This guide was commissioned by Community Justice Ayrshire and written by Dr Beth Weaver, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Strathclyde, Dr
Talking Hope
This report was published by the University of Strathclyde and Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ), on behalf of the University of Strathclyde’s Institute
Improving the life chances of children who offend: A summary of common factors
‘Improving the life chances of children who offend: A summary of common factors’ has been produced by the Improving Life Chances Implementation Group on behalf
Trauma, Bereavement and Loss: Key learning and messages from research and practice
To support the move towards a trauma-informed workforce, CYCJ, Barnardo’s Scotland and the University of Strathclyde have published key messages and findings from a body