Shauneen Lambe, strategic litigation consultant and co-founder of Just for Kids Law, has published an article for the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (IAYFJM) Chronicle. The piece looks at scientific developments in child and adolescent brain development and how this information can be used by lawyers representing young clients.
The Sentencing Council have published a new sentencing guideline for breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order, effective from 1 October 2018.
The legal basis for the use of child spies can be found in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000, which allows authorised bodies including the police, the secret services and local authorities to gather information from individuals who act as Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHISes).
The Howard League for Penal Reform have published a report which concludes that formal sentencing principles for 18 - 25 year olds, similar to the Sentencing Council guidelines that are in place for children, would assist the courts and improve sentencing outcomes.
This is revised guidance aimed at frontline staff who work with children, young people and potentially vulnerable adults.
Volteface, a think tank which looks at alternatives to current drug policies in the UK, have published a report on how effectively the UK’s cannabis policies are safeguarding young people from harm including from a criminal justice perspective.
The Court of Appeal held that the sentencing starting points taken by the judge, which had ranged from eight years and two months to nine years and six months' imprisonment, were lenient, however, not unduly lenient.
R v Cyprian Okoro [2018] EWCA Crim 1929 The Court of Appeal considered whether images automatically downloaded from What's App on to a mobile phone…
This report by the Howard League and Transition to Adulthood recommends that The Sentencing Council should work towards developing formal sentencing principles for young adults, similar to the principles that are in place for children.
