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Understanding the implications of children's rights for Scottish youth justice

Insight 71

This Insight provides practitioners with an overview of the current and developing youth justice policies, and a discussion of the proposed United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) incorporation into legislation in Scottish youth justice.

Published in

Insights

on 1 May 2023

Reducing the overcriminalisation of care-experienced young people in Scotland

Towards a model of best practice

Image of a hooded young person in a handcuff by Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay

Research which explores how care-experienced people are disproportionately criminalised and over-represented in justice systems.

Published in

Student research

on 23 Jul 2020

Practice implications of Coronavirus for children in conflict with the law

Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/qimono-1962238/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3822290">Arek Socha</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3822290">Pixabay</a>

CYCJ report that analyses the provisions of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act.

Published in

News

on 9 Apr 2020

Journey through justice updates

Young man approaching two police officers

Two online resources designed by CYCJ and Iriss have been updated and revised for 2019.

Published in

News

on 24 Sep 2019

Youth & Criminal Justice in Scotland: The Young Person’s Journey

Youth & Criminal Justice in Scotland: The Young Person's Journey is a new, interactive online resource that aims to simplify how the youth and criminal justice system works for under 18s in Scotland. The resource was officially launched by Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, on 26 January 2016.

Published in

News

on 29 Jan 2016