Children and Young People in Custody in Scotland: Looking Behind the Data (Revised June 2018)
This paper was produced by the Scottish Government, the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and CYCJ at the request of the Youth Justice Improvement Board to
Information and Support to Victims of Youth Crime and Young Victims of Crime
This paper has been produced by the Improving Life Chances Implementation Group on behalf of the Youth Justice Improvement Board. This is intended for practitioners
National Independent Care Review – CYCJ’s response
In October 2016, Scotland’s First Minister announced a national ‘root and branch’ review of care. This led to the establishment of a board featuring people
Secure Care in Scotland: Young People’s Voices
This report presents key messages and calls for action from care experienced young people, most of whom were in secure care when they talked about
Strengths, Needs and Adverse Childhood Experiences in young women at high risk
This report summarises findings from CYCJ’s work carry out an examination of the Up-2-Us Strength and Resilience Monitoring (SRM) tool. Designed to address the specific
Hate Crime: Causes, Motivations and Effective Interventions for Criminal Justice Social Work
Reports of hate crime in Scotland have continued to rise, with Edinburgh seeing an increase of all reported hate crimes over the last five years. There
Chief Social Work Officers and secure care
This report details findings from a qualitative study of Chief Social Work Officer (CSWO) perceptions, and CSWO and local authority approaches, to the use of
Workforce Consultation 2016: Engaging with the Workforce
This purpose of this paper is to present the main findings from the Delphi study, undertaken in 2016 with CYCJ’s workforce stakeholders, to inform the
Exploring tertiary education for people with convictions
This report presents the findings of the Study With Conviction project undertaken between July 2015 and January 2016. It considers the barriers to accessing and
Consultation response: Children’s Hearing System – Taking Stock of Reforms
This is the response from CELCIS and CYCJ to the Education and Skill’s Committee’s call for evidence on changes to the Children’s Hearing System since
