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enter the juvenile justice system in the U.S. The report offers—to Congress, state legislators, other state and local policy-makers, educators, juvenile justice pro-fessionals, and concerned citizens— empirically based answers to frequently asked questions about the nature of youth victimization and offending and the justice system’s ...
- Ministerial Foreword
- Principles, Oversight and Monitoring
- Standard 1: Out-Of-Court Disposals
- Standard 2: at Court
- Standard 3: in The Community
- Standard 4: in Secure Settings
- Standard 5: on Transition and Resettlement
- Legal Provision
- Glossary
The Government remains firmly committed to maintaining a distinct youth justice system - one which must both deliver justice for those who are victims of crime and rehabilitate offenders. Children in the justice system often have multiple and complex needs. Where possible, we should seek to divert children from the justice system entirely and addre...
The principle ‘child first’ guides the work of the YJB. These standards have been designed to assist agencies adhere to that principle making sure that they: 1. Prioritise the best interests of children, recognising their needs, capacities, rights and potential. 2. Build on children’s individual strengths and capabilities as a means of developing a...
Youth offending team (YOT) management boards have mechanisms inplace which provide them with assurance that: 1. local strategies and services are in place to ensure positive outcomes for children, including sustainable desistance from crime and to prevent children from becoming involved in crime and/or anti-social behaviour 2. point-of-arrest diver...
Youth offending team (YOT) management boards have mechanisms in place which provide them with assurance that: 1. operational YOT services provide suitable high-quality YJB approved assessments/information and reports to all courts dealing with children within the civil and criminal codes, and for any subsequent referral order panel meetings. 2. all...
Youth offending team (YOT) management boards have mechanisms inplace which provide them with assurance that: 1. all children entering the justice system receive a suitable and sufficient YJB approved assessment. This should focus on strengths and barriers to desistance to inform planning of appropriate interventions for children 2. local practice p...
Youth offending team (YOT) management boards and secure establishment providers (inclusive of health commissioners and providers) have mechanisms in place which provide them with assurance that: 1. transport used for children, from court to their destination establishment, to and from court while in custody, or used for other destinations (e.g. hea...
Youth offending team (YOT) management boards and secure establishments have mechanisms in place which provide them withassurance that: 1. local systems and approaches recognise and reflect that moves / transitions for children in the youth justice system can be frequent 2. local systems are in place that demonstrate flexibility and capacity for con...
8.1 Youth Justice Services
YOTs are required to coordinate ‘youth justice services’: s.38 Crime and Disorder Act1998 1. 37(2), Crime and Disorder Act 1998, duty of all persons and bodies carrying out functions in relation to the youth justice system to have regard to principal aim of the youth justice system - to prevent offending by children and young persons 2. 38(1), Crime and Disorder Act 1998, duty on local authorities to act in co-operation with police or local policing body, Secretary of State, providers of prob...
9.1 Children
Anyone who has not yet reached their 18th birthday. The fact that a child has reached 16 years of age, is living independently or is in further education, is a member of the armed forces, is in hospital or in custody in the secure estate, does not change their status or entitlements to services or protection.
9.2 YOT management board
A YOT management board should be formed to provide strategic direction with the aim of preventing offending by children. The role of the YOT management board is to determine how the YOT(s) is to be composed and funded and how it: 1. operates and what functions it is to carry out 2. determine how appropriate youth justice services are to be provided and funded 3. oversee the formulation each year of a draft youth justice plan 4. oversee the appointment or designation of a YOT manager 5. as par...
Juvenile justice, system of laws, policies, and procedures intended to regulate the processing and treatment of nonadult offenders for violations of law and to provide legal remedies that protect their interests in situations of conflict or neglect. Learn more about juvenile justice in this article.
The juvenile justice system is a legal framework designed to handle minors who have committed crimes or engaged in delinquent behavior. This system focuses on rehabilitation rather than punishment, recognizing the unique developmental needs of adolescents and aiming to reintegrate them into society as productive individuals.
However, scant research probed how the category of ‘juvenile’ is crafted in law and policy and what these boundaries mean for children’s rights. In this article, the authors describe and analyze the legal construction of the category of the ‘juvenile’ in four diverse justice systems.
Jun 12, 2018 · Legal analysis identified two key factors: (a) the presence or absence of a distinct juvenile justice system, and (b) the stability (or fluctuation) of youth justice laws and age boundaries. These axes of difference and their various configurations across cases have broader implications for advancing children’s rights.
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Nov 21, 2023 · That sounds simple enough, but how does the government define ''juvenile?'' Typically, the term juvenile refers to youth under the age of 18. The juvenile justice system includes...
