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📊 Youth justice statistics 2023-24 have been published. Findings show record lows in some areas with others needing urgent attention: ✨Key highlights: 🚪First time entrants at a record low of 8,300 🔎 Stop and search decreased by 4% 🚓 Children in custody fell to 430 - the lowest on record ⚖️ Court delays now average 225 - highest on record 📈 Ethnic disparities persist, with a doubling of Mixed ethnicity children in custody over the past decade Explore the statistics on GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2023-to-2024
Cheshire YJS has developed a victim audit tool to work with victims of crime and inform development plans. It’s a helpful reflective resource for practitioners, so do take a look and share in your networks 👇📚 https://yjresourcehub.uk/cheshire-youth-justice-services-victim-audit-tool/
📢 To support the youth justice statistics, we’ve released a Knife Crime Insights Pack. 📚 This is a comprehensive report which forms the basis of cross-sector discussions hosted by the YJB. It provides context to the landscape of knife crime, summarising facts and insights gathered from experts in the sector. 📖 Please do read and share ⬇️ https://yjresourcehub.uk/yjb-data/knifecrimeevidenceinsights_feb25/
Have you watched the brand-new animation and podcast on adultification in the youth justice system? 📼📽️ The video, written and narrated by Jahnine Davis (founder of Listen Up), it’s designed to raise awareness of adultification in the youth justice system. The podcast features our Chief Exec Steph Roberts-Bibby as they discuss the implications of adultification for children. Watch the animation and listen to the podcast 🎧 ⬇️ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/animation-launches-to-tackle-racism-in-the-youth-justice-system
📚 Southwark YJS’s hate crime programme aims to support children to consider the impact of prejudice on others. Find all the session details and resources on our Resource Hub ⬇️ https://yjresourcehub.uk/hate-crime-programme-from-southwark-youth-justice-service/