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Supporting all Under 18s in the Court System
Under 18s who appeared in court say: “I was in court the day after my 16th birthday and didn’t know what was happening…I just didn’t
February e-bulletin 2020
Future-proofing, boundary-spanning and shaping the youth justice vision
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
Grappling with uncomfortable truths: Future-proofing Youth Justice in Scotland
During 2019, the Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ) undertook two major pieces of work with the potential to transform not only what we
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
Improving Life Chances Implementation Group – November 2019
These notes were taken at the Improving Life Chances implementation group meeting on November 11, 2019.
January e-bulletin 2020
Rights respecting, preventing sexual offending and sharing secure care learning
Creating meaningful participation with young people
Youth Justice Voices was set up in 2019 with CYCJ and Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare (Staf), using Life Changes Trust funding to find creative ways
