To help you keep informed and continue your professional development, we’ve provided free access to the latest youth and criminal justice information, including government consultations, newsletter and conference materials, and national standards and guidelines.
UNCRC Statutory Guidance – CYCJ response
The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) have long championed incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots
Info Sheet 115 – UNCRC and Children in Conflict with the Law
New Information sheet on UNCRC and Children in Conflict with the Law by Gill McCallum.
Info Sheet 114 – Alternatives to Young Offender Institutions for children aged 16 and 17 not on Compulsory Supervision
New Information sheet on Alternatives to Young Offender Institutions for children aged 16 and 17 not on Compulsory Supervision by Fiona Dyer, CYCJ Director.
April 2024 E-bulletin
Featuring our response to the bill passing, Debbie Nolan’s account of her time seconded to the Scottish government bill team, and what changes the bill
Scotland’s response to children in conflict with the law: What data exists?
Wherever possible, children who come into conflict with the law should be kept out of the adult criminal justice system and ideally diverted from formal
Info Sheet 113 – Brain Injury and the Criminal Justice System
New Information sheet on Brain Injury and the Criminal Justice System by Gill McCallum, Practice Development Adviser. The Information sheet provides information on brain injury
CYCJ Annual Workplan 2024-2025
This workplan specifies the projects and activities CYCJ will undertake in 2024/2025, primarily funded by the Scottish Government’s ‘CYCJ grant’.
March 2024 E-bulletin
Featuring last chance to register for the 2024 National Youth Justice Conference, which this year’s theme is Implementing Change and Protecting Rights, a blog from
Info Sheet 112 Addressing Housing Insecurity
Addressing Housing Insecurity Info Sheet written by Ross Gibson and Pamela Morrison. With housing insecurity playing a significant role in the lives of children and
