Rights Respecting? Scotland’s approach to children in conflict with the law
This report, published in January 2020, sets out what Scotland must do to ensure its youth justice system is truly ‘rights respecting’, if it is
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
Gender, sexual identity and crime
Young people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and/or Trans (LGBT) – and involved in criminality – are a ‘‘hidden population”, with limited research of their
SAVRY – Training Data Input
Organised by CYCJ, the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) training event enabled attendees to use the SAVRY tool, designed to be useful
Grey cells and prison cells: Meeting the neurodevelopmental and cognitive needs of vulnerable young people
In this report, Sean and James, CYCJ’s work placements, present the findings from the Grey Cells and Prison Cells Event evaluation forms.
Grey cells and prison cells: Meeting the neurodevelopmental and cognitive needs of vulnerable young people
Given the strong link to offending behaviour, the focus of this event was to identify and work with children and young people who have neurodevelopmental
Understanding the relationship between brain development and offending behaviour
The brain is the most complex organ in the human body and is responsible for controlling all of the body’s functions. A number of factors
