Supporting and managing children who pose a high risk
This Info Sheet, written by Fiona Dyer, outlines good practice principles when considering the placement of children away from home when appropriate community based support
What is Youth Justice? Reflections on the 1968 Act
This paper, authored by Nina Vaswani, Fiona Dyer and Claire Lightowler, charts the development of youth justice since the 1968 Act ushered in a national
Balancing rights and risks: How can we get it right for children involved in violent behaviour?
Official data suggests that the number of children involved in offending has reduced significantly over the past ten years throughout the UK. Despite this reduction,
How to implement effective risk practice
The recent CYCJ report ‘Balancing rights and risk: How do we get it right for children involved in violent behaviour?’ highlights that in Scotland we
