Practice implications of Coronavirus for Children in Conflict with the Law: An ongoing review
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act received Royal Assent on April 6, 2020, bringing wide-ranging provisions across a broad range of policy areas, with several implications for
Supporting all Under 18s in the Court System
Under 18s who appeared in court say: “I was in court the day after my 16th birthday and didn’t know what was happening…I just didn’t
The Contribution of CYCJ: Boundary-spanning and System Development
During 2019, CYCJ undertook an evaluation exercise to better understand its impact on youth justice. The exercise was conducted with independent evaluator Catherine-Rose Stocks-Rankin and jointly funded
Grappling with uncomfortable truths: Future-proofing Youth Justice in Scotland
During 2019, the Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ) undertook two major pieces of work with the potential to transform not only what we
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