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CYCJ Webinar: Shifts in Secure: results from the 2025 secure care census
Summary: This webinar focused on the findings from the 2025 secure care census, and examined what changes have occurred within the secure estate since the
CYCJ Webinar: Towards Child Centred Justice as a System-Level Paradigm Shift
Summary: Child-centred justice represents a paradigm shift: moving beyond systems that merely adapt procedures for children, towards systems fundamentally designed around children’s rights, developmental needs
Children and young people in conflict with the law: policy, practice and legislation
Practice Guide 2026 Whether you are a practitioner, researcher or educator, you should be familiar with the latest policy and practice legislation in youth justice.
Next Steps for Restorative Justice in Scotland: Stakeholder Insights and Pathways Forward
CYCJ are delighted to share our report capturing key findings from our event Restorative Justice in Scotland: A Day of Reflection, Learning and Action, with a focus
May 2026 E-Bulletin
Welcome to the May 2026 edition of CYCJ’s E-Bulletin! This month, we bring you the latest updates on Scotland’s youth justice policy and practice, as
Scottish Biometric Commissioner review of functions: CYCJ response
The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) very much welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s Consultation on the functions of the Scottish
2025 Stakeholder Survey Report
The CYCJ Stakeholder Survey is a biennial exercise designed to gather the views of key stakeholder groups: practitioners; children and young people; parents and carers;
School Exclusion, Inequality and Belonging: Participation evidence from children
School exclusion is widely recognised as a key site where educational practice, inequality, wellbeing, and safeguarding intersect. A substantial body of research across the UK
Antisocial Behaviour and School Exclusion
School exclusion and anti-social behaviour sit at the intersection of children’s rights, educational policy and wider social justice concerns in Scotland. For the Children and
