Useful Legal Resources
YJLC Step-by-Step Guides
We have produced a series of step-by-step guides for youth justice lawyers to encourage best practice when representing children in the criminal justice system. Our step-by-step guides cover….
- Using a defence intermediary
- Section 38 PACE beds (transfer to local authority accommodation)
- Anonymity
- Modern slavery and county lines
- Avoiding Criminalisation of Children in Sexting Cases
- Representing looked after children at the police station
Youth Justice Law and Practice
Published by the Legal Action Group and authored by three youth justice experts at Just for Kids Law, Youth Justice Law and Practice is a highly accessible and easy to navigate guide to enable the busy practitioner to quickly find the information they need. Covering the procedure of the youth court, magistrates’ court, Crown Court and Court of Appeal, it focuses on procedural differences including bail and remand, jury directions, sentencing, anonymity and reporting restrictions. Find out more and purchase the book (via Legal Action Group)