Youth justice system is in crisis, officials warn courts

Youth justice system is in crisis, officials warn courts

Tania Branigan Political correspondent

The Guardian

25 Oct 2006



The youth justice system is in meltdown, officials warned yesterday, as it emerged that 3,350 young people are now in custody — leaving a handful of beds available. In a joint statement the chairman of the Youth Justice Board, chief inspector of... read more...

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Judge admits: Britain’s youth courts are ‘crap’

Judge admits: Britain’s youth courts are ‘crap’
BY AMELIA HILL
The Observer
22 Oct 2006

There can’t be many courts that provide a punch bag for judges to vent their frustrations. But until recently the West London Youth Court had a full-sized bag outside the justices’ private chambers – and very popular it was too. ‘Someone bought a... read more...

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Council faces inquiry into how boy was taken from foster mother

Council faces inquiry into how boy was taken from foster mother
Clare Dyer Legal editor
The Guardian
16 Oct 2006

A London social services department faces an investigation into why it abruptly removed a victim of child trafficking from the foster mother with whom he had bonded. A consultant child psychiatrist involved in the case has asked the Commission for... read more...

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‘I thought Britain stood for justice, but the British government has abandoned us’ (The Guardian, 03 Oct 2006, Page 8)

‘I thought Britain stood for justice, but the British government has abandoned us’

The Guardian
03 Oct 2006

At least nine former British residents are being held at Guantnamo. They include two former public schoolboys and two political refugees, a one-time MI5 informer and a man with a history of mental illness. US authorities say they want to send most... read more...

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