The Youth Justice Legal Centre Summit: Bias. Discrimination. Fear. explored five areas where children in the criminal justice system experience discrimination: Girls, Race, Class, Kids (age), and Fear. Please contact YJLC@justforkidslaw.org for access to the replay videos.
Document: Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services Report – “Disproportionate use of police powers. A spotlight on stop and search and the use of force“: https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/wp-content/uploads/disproportionate-use-of-police-powers-spotlight-on-stop-search-and-use-of-force.pdf Brief Overview: This report of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services Report (HMICFRS) examines key data on the use of stop and […]
In this case the Court of Appeal upheld a Crown Court judge's decision to make an excepting direction allowing the reporting of a child defendant's in relation to a murder conviction at the conclusion of the proceedings. The judgment shows the reluctance of the higher courts to interfere with a balancing exercise carried out by Crown Court Judges where the reasoning cannot be said to be wrong in law.
Join us to hear from leading experts from across the globe on how they have developed tools to confront discrimination in order to represent children better. Our call to action is defeating discrimination for children in the youth justice system.
In this case the Court of Appeal rejected the Solicitor General’s application that a sentence of 7 years and 6 months for manslaughter was unduly lenient. This decision provides useful guidance regarding the process of sentencing children for very serious offences.
A cross-party inquiry into the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the public body with statutory responsibility for investigating alleged miscarriages of justice, has set out its concerns about the severe effects of wrongful imprisonment and undue delay on children and young people.
This article in the Criminal Law Review describes the growing legal consensus that young adults are a distinct group who require a distinct approach to sentencing, as shown by the emerging caselaw and guidance from the Sentencing Council.
JUSTICE have published their report on tackling racial injustice in the youth justice system. The report is wide ranging and makes a number of key recommendations and findings. This overview will highlight the commentary specifically related to Drill music.
The Judicial College has announced the release of a new publication dealing with Youth Defendants in the Crown Court, billed as a bringing together ‘everything relating to young defendants that a Crown Court judge needs to know’.
