The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent children from becoming involved in violence. One of the ways we seek to achieve this mission is improving support for children when they are arrested. This includes diverting them from formal youth justice processes like appearing at court. This is a critical moment where effective support can change…| Youth Endowment Fund
To track how well the youth justice sector is functioning, we’ve chosen to use children’s reoffending rates as our core measure. An offence is considered reoffending if it leads to a caution or conviction within 18 months of a previous offence (at the point either a caution or conviction was served or a period of…| Youth Endowment Fund
Restorative justice supports the victim of a crime and the person responsible to communicate, repair harm and find a positive way forward.| Youth Endowment Fund
Diversion is an approach to preventing reoffending by finding alternatives to formal criminal justice proceedings.| Youth Endowment Fund
Mentoring programmes match a child with a mentor and encourage them to meet regularly.| Youth Endowment Fund
A police strategy that targets resources and activities to places where crime is most concentrated.| Youth Endowment Fund
A look at trends in violence affecting young people over the last 10 years - with focus on 11 key indicators for violence.| Youth Endowment Fund
More than 1,000 people have now been arrested in the wake of disorder around the country, with over 575 charges made. | ITV National News| ITV News
Sports programmes could have a high impact on crime and violenceOur estimate is based on one review of six studies. The review also found desirable impacts on reducing aggression, promoting mental health and responding to other behavioural difficulties.| Youth Endowment Fund
Focused deterrence attempts to identify the people most likely to be involved in violence and supports them to stop.| Youth Endowment Fund
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy that is used to manage negative or impulsive thoughts and behaviours.| Youth Endowment Fund
Every life lost due to violence is one too many. However, violence isn’t inevitable. Recent data shows there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic. In 2022/23 (the latest year we have figures for), hospital admissions for assault with a knife or sharp object were down 9% on the previous year.| Youth Endowment Fund
Prof. Iain Brennan and Dr Tia Simanovic discuss one of the most ambitious and comprehensive evaluations of focused deterrence ever undertaken.| Youth Endowment Fund