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DNA retention breaches children's rights

4 December 2008, Children & Young People Now

A European court has ruled that an 11-year-old from Sheffield had his privacy rights breached when police retained his DNA sample after he was acquitted of attempted robbery.

Then, Now and Tomorrow.

4 December 2008, Children & Young People Now

Young offenders in Accrington, Lancashire, used the experiences of young soldiers in the First World War as inspiration for an art exhibition.

Feature: A century of juvenile justice

4 December 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Children Act 1908 brought about radical improvements in the way young offenders were treated. A hundred years on, Joe Lepper charts the developments in youth justice ever since.

News Insight: Youth Justice: The alternatives to youth custody

4 December 2008, Children & Young People Now

Magistrates are keen to refute the idea they are to blame for a high number of young people in custody, reports Alison Bennett.

Crunch will erase jobs for offenders

4 December 2008, Children & Young People Now

Young offenders risk returning to crime as the credit crunch obliterates jobs, youth offending team (YOT) managers have warned.

Courts fail to use custody alternatives, says report

4 December 2008, Children & Young People Now

Court-ordered remands to local authority care have almost halved over four years, prompting fears that magistrates are losing faith in alternatives to custody for young people on bail.

Editorial: Youth justice system needs a review

4 December 2008, Children & Young People Now

It is 100 years since the 1908 Children's Act ushered in radical changes to the treatment of young offenders.

Children and young people's bills announced in Queen's Speech

3 December 2008, Children & Young People Now

Legislation surrounding child poverty, education and training are among measures announced in the Queen's Speech.

Lambeth unveils gangs action plan

28 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

A 'route map' system to prevent young people from getting into serious violent crime has been launched in a London borough.

Young people more likely to see antisocial behaviour

28 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

Young people are the most likely age group to perceive antisocial behaviour as a problem, according to the Home Office's latest survey on perceptions of crime.