Archive: Youth Offending

Labour: Save the Asbo

Labour has tried to stop the government's planned cancellation of the anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) scheme.

Blair hits back over crime failures

Asbo teens 'should avoid jail'

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TACT: Looked after children and Offending: Reducing Risk and Promoting Resilience

Many myths exist about looked after children, one of which is spending time in the care system leads to crime. Whilst it is true looked after children are over represented in the youth courts (and prison population), less than 10% of the looked after population actually come into contact with the justice system.

ESRC: Youth justice - stereotype or evidence based?

ESRC: What sort of youth centres do young people really want?

Politicians and local councillors are currently looking for the best way to control spending across services. At an event as part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Festival of Social Science, researchers will find out how young people would shape youth services in Lincoln.

NUT: Youth Unemployment Figures

Commenting on the latest jobless figures and the news that youth unemployment has crossed the one million mark, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

Brown recruits teens for knife crime pledge

Knife crime has fallen under Labour, but problem remains huge

Gordon Brown is seeking to get thousands of young people to sign a pledge against knife crime.

Comment: Asbo debate misses bigger picture

Any sanction for breaching an Asbo is merely an addendum to an already blossoming criminal career.

The government vs Halloween

Halloween needs extra policing, according to the government

The government has launched a full-scale operation to prevent Halloween festivities spilling into widespread teenage Asbo's this weekend by coordinating operations across 69 different areas.

Cut youth crime: 'Make them say sorry'

Anti-social crime committed by young people would be cut if offenders were made to face their victims, a report has suggested.

Police should 'ground' kids say Tories

Mr Grayling has called for greater police powers to ground young troublemakers

Shadow home secretary, Chris Grayling, today called for the police to be given the power to ground young troublemakers in their homes.

Govt failing to tackle 'cause of knife crime'

An image from a recent Home Office anti-knife campaign

The government is failing to address the root causes of knife possession among young people, MPs have said.

Extra patrols to protect schoolchildren

The home secretary has announced extra police patrols to protect children making their way home from school.

Lib Dems: Don't send kids to jail

Young people convicted of minor criminal offences should be kept out the criminal justice system, the Liberal Democrats have said.

True extent of knife crime revealed

One in every five violent crimes committed involved a knife

Official figures have shown a fifth of violent crimes in England and Wales involved a knife in the last year.

Govt lift lid on youth crime action plan

Ministers unveil government's youth crime action plan

Ministers have today unveiled the government's youth crime action plan, a day after Gordon Brown pledged a crackdown on knife crime.

Smith to unveil new knife crime initiatives

New measures aimed at tackling knife crime due to be unveiled by government

Jacqui Smith is due to unveil new shock measures aimed at tackling knife crime.

New anti-knife warning from government

Government launches hard-hitting campaign designed at discouraging young people from carrying knives

A new campaign warning young people of the dangers of carrying knives has been launched by the government.

Knife crime plans may 'cause new antagonism'

New measures to tackle knife crime could increase hostility among young people, according to the Children's Commissioner of England.

Witnesses to receive anonymity

The proposals follow police advice about witnesses to gang crime

Witnesses who testify against gangs may receive anonymity, under new government proposals expected today.

Crime survey 'to include children'

Government considering extending crime survey

The British Crime Survey could be extended to include young children, the home secretary has said.

Police will have "no choice" but to shoot armed child

Police face prospect of shooting armed child

Officials have warned it is inevitable that an armed police officer will one day have "no choice" but to shoot a child brandishing a gun.

Tories target underage drinking

David Davis wants more to be done against underage drinking

Shadow home secretary David Davis is calling for tougher action against underage drinkers today.

Community order 'knowledge gap' revealed

Early research shows community order sentences are lowering re-offending

A serious knowledge gap about the management of community order sentences has been uncovered by the National Audit Office (NAO).

Smith 'to extend stop and search'

The police's powers to stop and search people will be extended, the home secretary is set to announce.

Metal detectors for 'knife crime schools'

Home secretary to announce plan to install metal detectors at school entrances

Metal detectors will be installed at secondary schools most at risk of knife crime, the government is set to announce.

Cameron: Brown "ditched" focus on crime

Cameron calls for "national citizen service"

David Cameron today appeared to accuse the prime minister of allowing crime to slip down the political agenda.

Brown: Prosecute all knife suspects

Brown calls for zero tolerance on knife crime

Gordon Brown has called on the police to adopt zero tolerance towards knife crime after concerns were raised officers were letting offenders off with a caution.