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The amoral panic surrounding juvenile crime

30 January 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

The conviction of three young people in mid-January for the awful murder of Garry Newlove was followed by a moving and poignant plea from his widow Helen for society to...

Editorial: Show some belief in faith-based youth groups

30 January 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

A curious pattern of rejection is emerging with the allocation of the Department for Children, Schools and Families' children, young people and families grant.

Why a bottle of 'Old Fart' has untold value

23 January 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

The photograph in November's issue of Youth Work Now of young women in Hull deliberating on the allocation of the Youth Opportunity Fund took me back to a time over...

Free travel opens doors for young people

16 January 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

As we begin the year, the minds of both policymakers and practitioners will turn to the delivery of new reforms. This is especially the case with the Children's Plan and,...

The beautiful game has started to turn ugly

16 January 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

In one of the first discussions on youthful antisocial behaviour during the 1990s, I noted in a speech that most of the lads' magazines tended to be preoccupied with half-naked...

Viewpoint - The internet is just one way to reach them

10 January 2008, Fiona Dawe, chief executive of YouthNet, Youth Work Now

Can you remember life before the internet? For today's 16-year-olds, born in 1992, there has never been a time when it didn't exist. What's more, they have grown up with...

Conquer your technology demons

10 January 2008, Michael Bracey, Youth Work Now

Happy New Year. I'm sure a few of you will be glad to be back at work just to get away from that wireless broadband router that won't connect to...

Editorial: Let's make staff a New Year priority

10 January 2008, Andy Hillier, Youth Work Now

The publication of the Children's Plan before Christmas and the pledge of an additional £160m for youth facilities over the next two years was a fitting way to round off...

From The Frontline - Drugs don't always work for ADHD sufferers

10 January 2008, Jon Jolly, youth and schools worker at Arun Community Church, Littlehampton www.jonjolly.com, Youth Work Now

I've worked with many young people with behavioural problems and hyperactive disorders since I started out in youth work eight years ago. I've lost count of the number of conversations...

Troubled young need experienced workers

9 January 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

For many years now, I have advocated the need for a special brand of "advanced skill practitioners" to deal with our most challenging and troubled young people.