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Straw backs community sentences over short prison terms

28 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The justice secretary Jack Straw has said community sentences are better at reducing reoffending than short prison terms.

Sharp rise in custodial sentences for young women

28 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The number of young women sentenced in magistrates' courts has risen by over 50 per cent in the last 10 years.

Social landlords asked to address antisocial behaviour

27 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

Registered social landlords should work more closely with criminal justice agencies to reduce problem behaviour, according to guidance.

Offenders face dragons to learn about business

27 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

Ambitious young people at Reading Young Offender Institution (YOI) have been pitching ideas to a Dragons' Den-style panel as part of a course on how business works.

Call for more data on violent crime

27 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

Violent crime against young people could be tackled better if the Home Office collected more data on attacks and services, the National Audit Office has said.

Agency failures led to prison death

27 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

Repeated failures by various agencies contributed to the suicide of a 16-year-old prisoner, an inquest has found.

Camden Re-cycled Project

27 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

A project repairing stolen bikes.

Cash could reduce custody numbers

27 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

Local authorities should receive cash incentives for reducing the number of young people in custody, the Howard League for Penal Reform has said.

Employment fund to divert young Londoners from antisocial behaviour

26 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Mayor of London has launched a five million pound fund to help teenagers back into education or training and reduce their involvement in antisocial behaviour.

Population pressures force early closure of juvenile prison wing

26 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

Pressure on the adult prison system has led to the early closure of a juvenile wing at Brinsford Young Offender Institution in Wolverhampton.