Article 39 has launched a collaborative campaign to end child imprisonment in England. The campaign proposes to: press for the closure of England’s child prisons; seek changes to law and practice so that...
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has published a briefing investigating trends in knife-related violence among young people and approaches to reducing it. The report covers four main areas: trends in...
29 November 2018 Three young persons who gave evidence about child sexual exploitation in criminal court using various testimonial supports were interviewed about their testimony experiences. The witnesses...
Article 39 has launched a collaborative campaign to end child imprisonment in England. The campaign proposes to: press for the closure of England’s child prisons; seek changes to law and practice so that deprivation of liberty is a measure of...
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has published a briefing investigating trends in knife-related violence among young people and approaches to reducing it. The report covers four main areas: trends in knife-related violence in England and...
29 November 2018 Three young persons who gave evidence about child sexual exploitation in criminal court using various testimonial supports were interviewed about their testimony experiences. The witnesses reported that they felt extreme pressure...
21 November 2018 The headline findings of the survey (based on 11-16 year olds in Great Britain unless stated otherwise) are: Gambling participation • 14% of 11-16 year olds had spent their own money on gambling in the past week (that is, the seven...
22 November 2018 Child maltreatment has consistently been found to be associated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the robustness of this association and the direction of the link between maltreatment and ADHDremain...
Date: 23 November 2018 Although numerous studies have described the educational attainment of ethnic minorities in the UK, few have focused specifically on children born in the UK to two immigrant parents. First, using ordinary least squares (OLS)...
A report published today suggests 450,000 children a week are gambling in the UK – more than those who had drunk alcohol, smoked cigarettes or taken illegal drugs. The Gambling Commission has called for parents, businesses and regulators to...
The Home Office has called for responses to a proposed mandatory reporting duty requiring professionals to report cases of forced marriage. Questions for consideration include: the introduction of a mandatory reporting duty on forced marriage; what...
This article comprises of excerpts taken from a new guide on Community Care Inform Adults about preventive and protective measures for victims of domestic violence. The guide is written by Maria Gray, a former Scotland Yard detective with 30 years’...
Have you noticed the remarkable increase in charity appeals for a whole range of ‘good causes’ – medical, social and environmental? It would be hard to miss them I guess given that the BBC seems to have become the State collection box for a good...
