Info Sheet 79: Supporting and managing children who pose a high risk
This Info Sheet, written by Fiona Dyer, outlines good practice principles when considering the placement of children away from home when appropriate community based support
Info Sheet 78: Gender, sexual identity and crime
Young people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and/or Trans (LGBT) – and involved in criminality – are a ‘‘hidden population”, with limited research of their
Info Sheet 77: How to implement effective risk practice
The recent CYCJ report ‘Balancing rights and risk: How do we get it right for children involved in violent behaviour?’ highlights that in Scotland we
Info Sheet 76: Secure Care in Scotland: Cross border placements
Information sheet 76: Secure Care in Scotland: Cross border placements discusses recent statistics showing an exponential increase in the number of placements into secure care
Info Sheet 75: National Youth Justice Conference 2018
This Information Sheet highlights learning points from each of the seven workshops run at the National Youth Justice Conference held on June 20 and 21, 2018.
Info Sheet 74: The role of creative practice to support young people at risk of offending
In this month’s information sheet, Ross Gibson discusses the increasing need for youth justice practitioners to think and work creatively in an environment of ever
Info Sheet 73: Caught in the Net! Technology assisted harmful sexual behaviours
This information sheet looks at technology assisted harmful sexual behaviours using the key findings of the NSPCC (2017) study of 275 under 18s using their Turn
Info Sheet 72: Community Payback Orders – Use of unpaid work or other activity
This information sheet looks at Community Payback Orders, explaining the use of Unpaid Work or Other Activities (UPWOA) with examples of what ‘other activities’ may
Info Sheet 71: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in children at high risk of harm to others
This information sheet provides a summary of CYCJ’s latest research into the adverse childhood experiences among children who present a risk of harm to other
