The Michael Sieff Foundation has produced a report summarising the findings of its conference ‘Developments and Research Needs in Youth Justice’ held in May 2016.
Details
On 3rd May 2016, The Michael Sieff Foundation held a conference hosted and funded by the Nuffield Foundation for a select group of senior policymakers, judges and magistrates, practitioners, researchers and other experts in the field of youth justice. The aim of the conference was to review the recommendations of the Parliamentarians’ Inquiry into the Operation and Effectiveness of the Youth Court chaired by Lord Carlile and which was published in 2014, in light of recent changes.
The report sets out the core principles that emerged from the conference and identified a number of areas where development and improvements should be made.
These include:
- Diversion from courts
- Work in courts
- Problem solving courts
- Professional Competence
- Criminal records
A further policy workshop is planned for the Autumn 2016 to develop updated recommendations in the light of the Laming and Charlie Taylor reviews.
Read the full report here.
Commentary
The report provides practitioners with a good summary of the key areas identified for development and improvement in the youth justice system.