Category - youth justice

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5 Nov 2008

UK's punitive approach to youth justice at odds with rest of Europe

A new report on youth justice systems across Europe has questioned the UK's punitive approach to children. The Howard League for Penal Reform has today published 'Punishing children', a report that examines and compares different youth justice systems across Europe.
13 Sep 2007

Youth Juries to rule on justice for young offenders

A pilot project in which new "youth juries" will decide what will happen to young offenders is being launched in Lancashire.
24 Jul 2007

Bishops join call for further enquiry into youth custody death

Church of England bishops in the House of Lords have joined other penal reformers in highlighting the conditions of Britain’s child prisons in a debate following the coroner’s report into the death of a 15-year-old boy.
16 May 2007

Keeping faith with young offenders and justice