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CYCJ Webinar: Age of criminal responsibility: Exploring how the children’s hearings system currently addresses the serious behaviour of children just above the ACR threshold
Summary: By examining the backgrounds and characteristics of a sample of children charged with a serious offence, and interviews with Children’s Reporters about their decision-making,
October 2025 E-Bulletin
Welcome to the October 2025 edition of CYCJ’s E-Bulletin! This month, we bring you the latest updates on Scotland’s youth justice policy and practice, as
Creative Conversations Episode 18: Advancing Child Centred Justice with Cedric Foussard
In this episode, Communications and Engagement Advisor, Katya Allcott-Amjad was joined by Fiona Dyer and CYCJ Associate Cedric Foussard to discuss the 5th World Congress
CYCJ response to the Identification of Victims of Modern Slavery call for views
This submission is a joint response from Black Box Research and Consultancy (‘Black Box’), Adam Elliott, a survivor and lived experience advocate of modern slavery,
CYCJ response to the Financial transparency and profit limitation in children’s residential care consultation
Overview The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Financial transparency and profit
CYCJ Webinar: Justice and Young Men’s Mental Health
Summary: This webinar will share the research findings from the Men Minds project, outlining how the research was coproduced with a forum of young men
September 2025 E-Bulletin
Welcome to the September 2025 edition of CYCJ’s E-Bulletin! This month, we bring you the latest updates on Scotland’s youth justice policy and practice, as
CYCJ Webinar: LGBTQ+ informed care and treatment in women’s prisons: Tentative lessons for youth justice
Summary: This presentation will explore some of the findings from a study about LGBTQ+ pains of imprisonment, including bullying and discrimination, a lack of specific
August 2025 E-Bulletin
Welcome to the August 2025 edition of CYCJ’s E-Bulletin! This month, we bring you the latest updates on Scotland’s youth justice policy and practice, as
