Over-represented children in the youth justice

Transcript:Over-represented children in the youth justice:
Over-represented children in the youth justice system Welcome Keith Fraser, YJB Board Chair (session chair) Update on the latest data: the national picture Adam Mooney, YJB Programme Manager, Over-represented children Strategic direction and context Black Lives Matter and death of George Floyd – recent UK events of Police abuse Race and Ethnic Disparity Commission – chaired by Tony Sewell (Keith Fraser on board) Keir Starmer MP highlighting and challenging the PM on over-representation David Lammy Shadow Secretary of State for Justice – challenge on progress since his review in 2017! Justice Select Committee interest in disproportionality Over-representation is one of the campaigns the YJB will highlight Cross Governmental Groups – RAEB (Chaired by Director General James Bowler), Working Group, the Youth Justice System Oversight Group (YJSOG) Strategic Objective Meeting – anyone is welcome to observe and contribute Exploring racial disparity https://prezi.com/view/TEmgQ5ThTJLNTAFKULeC/ - using Prezi (for best results use a modern browser like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge) How it affects children in their early years and within the youth justice system August 2020 Strategic direction and context: Business Plan Over-Represented Children National Police Chief Council (NPCC) Integrated Local Ethnic Disproportionality Tool - YJAF National Standards Employment Levelling the Playing Field Research Pathfinders Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) The Disproportionality Project: Addressing issues relating to the disproportionately high representation of Islington and Haringey’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic children in the Criminal Justice System Curtis Ashton, Acting Director of Youth and Community, Islington Youth Offending Service An Evaluation Report by the Centre for City Criminology, City, University of London Most deprived London borough (IDACI 2019) Youth Safety in Islington Reduction in offending and re-offending - 66% 2.9 88% Male 2/3 are open to Social Care About the children we work with 82% school-age 43% Post-16 EET Proportion of cautions and convictions given to children, by outcome type and ethnicity Children in need Children looked after Youth offending service Child Protection Plans Background and Context Second partnership project involving Islington Borough Council and criminologists at City, University of London. First project, Enhancing the work of the Islington Integrated Gangs Team, published in 2019. Third project is being worked on exploring the Andover estate and offending The project was designed to explore and tackle key issues and outcomes relating to disproportionate representation of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) young people in the Criminal Justice System and beyond. Programme attended by