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.
Keeping you informed of the figures
This graph shows the average number of young people held in Young Offenders Institution’s in Scotland in the first quarter of 2018 2018 graph
Next Steps – progress so far
Building upon our previous research into offending and residential childcare “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”: Responses to Offending in Residential Childcare, for the last
Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) in Youth Justice: Understanding and addressing the impact Event Report
On October 31, 2017, CYCJ and the Improving Life Chances Implementation Group facilitated the SLCN in Youth Justice workshop. The workshop included representatives from organisations
Diverting children and young people from Serious and Organised Crime (SOC)
Scotland’s Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) strategy has four strands – Divert, Deter, Detect and Disrupt. The Divert strand has a significant focus on children
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
Developing Capacity and Improvement Implementation Group note – 15/11/17
These notes are from the Developing Capacity and Improvement Implementation Group meeting that took place on November 15, 2017.
Info Sheet 69: Formulation in Risk Practice 2
Following on from Information Sheet 68 this information sheet provides practical suggestions about how to use formulation with children and their parents/carers.
Info Sheet 70: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016
This information sheet brings you information regarding the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 and implemented changes regarding arrest for criminal offences for young people.
Over the Internet, Under the Radar Infographic
Barnardo’s Scotland have put together a handy info graphic summarising the wider report into online safety and risk taking behaviours amongst young people.
