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Time for Positive Youth
JusticeChildren First, Offenders Second
Ben Byrne, Head of Youth Support SurreySlide2
Positive Youth Justice:
Children First, Offenders Second
4 principles promoting:
Children’s rights & adults’ responsibilities
Inclusion & desistance
Diversion & systems management
Relationship-based partnerships
–
inc. participation, engagement, legitimacySlide3
Positive Youth Justice:
Children First, Offenders Second
CFOS
evolves youth justice beyond its
contemporary
risk
focus
Promotes a principled, progressive and practical whole-system approach providing a distinctive approach to children in conflict with the law
See
: Haines and Case: ‘PYJ, CFOS’; Byrne and Case ‘Towards a Positive
Youth Justice
’ (Journal of Community Safety); Byrne and Brooks ‘Post-YOT Youth Justice (Howard League)Slide4
Surrey’s Positive Youth Justice – the story so far
Diversion (lowest FTE in the country
)
Integrated – non-
siloed
(no YOT) within ‘one stop shop’ for a range of vulnerable
YP’s
Restorative – for young person and
victim
Relationship-based service, built on ‘what works’ for
adolescents
Participative – engaging, accessible,
inclusive
Future focused – emphasis on education, skills and employability
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The Youth Restorative Intervention
What is it?
Informal disposal with contract involving YP and
victim
Who is it for?
Admission and anything too serious for on-street disposal but not
indictable-only
When is it used / how often?
1000 pa – joint decision making by Police /SCC
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Success of the Youth Restorative Intervention
Positive outcomes externally evaluated
Children-first
policing – a positive driver for
YJ
1000 YP’s pa without a criminal record p.a
.
62% less court: 80% less
custody
18% reduction in
re-offending
85-90% victim
satisfaction
YJ reforms saved £3m for council per year: re- investment in preventative servicesSlide8
The Positive Turn?
Austerity – we can’t afford negative YJ
Build on success of diversion, restoration
Devolution / public service reform – local areas can drive new agenda
YJ Review – children-first and education-centred
agenda
Children-first policing – a positive driver for YJSlide9Slide10
Implications for national practice?
Stop being a mini probation service
Stop doing offender assessments (Asset+) and siloed YJ interventions
Integration of YJ into children’s service
Persistent offending as safeguarding: right help at the right time outside of the YJS
Children-first policing
Inspection / regulation: by Ofsted / DfE incorporating HMIP / MoJ expertise and requirements