Last week, the Government published guidance on what Police, Youth Justice Services (YJSs) and other agencies should do when a child is found in possession of a knife.   The guidance emphasises the importance of timely intervention for children – a key tenant of YEF’s Diversion Practice Guidance.   The Government guidance also sets out that YJSs should make use of the YEF Toolkit, stating that ‘Interventions should…

Marking Restorative Justice Week, we’re taking a closer look at how restorative justice is increasingly shaping discussions around violence, accountability and rehabilitation — and why the evidence behind it is becoming harder to ignore. It also feels especially timely that one of the most compelling stories about restorative justice has made its way onto a West End stage this autumn.  Putting restorative…

Where a child lives shouldn’t decide their future but right now, it does. Access to out of court resolutions varies across the country, meaning some children get a second chance while others get a sentence.  What the evidence tells us  In one of our latest blogs, we spoke about:  Introducing the Out of Court Resolution…

We know that when it’s done well, diverting children away from the criminal justice system can work. It can reduce reoffending, lower the risk of future harm, and give children a better chance to thrive. But right now, too many children don’t get the right support at the right time. We’ve just published two new…