Youth justice

ICPR’s youth justice research includes studies on the Youth Court and on public attitudes to youth crime, and work conducted as part of the International Self-Report Delinquency Study. We have undertaken qualitative and quantitative investigations of the needs of children and young people in custody, and reviewed provision within the secure estate.

Completed projects include:

Enhancing problem-solving practice in the Youth Court

The negotiation of pleasure, risk and harm in young people’s digital lives: A scoping project on the mental health and wellbeing implications of online ‘transgressive’ behaviours

The quality of legal advice and representation in the Youth Justice System

The Youth Proceedings Advocacy Review

Publications

Warburton, H. and Hough, Mike (2009) A profile of youth crime in Nottingham City. Working Paper. Institute For Criminal Policy Research, London, UK.

Jacobson, Jessica and Gibbs, P. (2009) Making amends: restorative youth justice in Northern Ireland. Project Report. Prison Reform Trust, London, UK.

Skinns, L., du Rose, N. and Hough, Mike (2009) An evaluation of Bristol’s ‘Restorative Approaches in Schools’ programme. Project Report. Restorative Justice Council, London, UK.