Criminal Care?
Our blog on ending the criminalisation of children in residential care
Updates, reflections and young people’s voices.
This blog provides a deeper insight into the issues uncovered in our programme to end the criminalisation of children in residential care. It includes contributions from young people who have lived in children’s homes, as well as analysis by researchers.
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Criminalising children, the Department for Education and county lines exploitation
Claire Sands on a new Department for Education initiative Read more
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Children & Young People Now Awards
Andrew Neilson blogs about winning the Youth Justice Award Read more
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Policing the Community and residential care
Andrew Neilson reports from the Howard League's recent conference Read more
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A childhood criminal record is for life
Claire Sands examines the "permanent blight" of childhood criminal records Read more
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Views from the cells
A guest blog from Miranda Bevan looks at children's experiences in police custody Read more
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Progress being made in Surrey
Claire Sands reflects on a recent visit to Leatherhead Read more
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Experiences of a residential children’s home worker
A staff member explains why trauma-informed practice is key to avoiding criminalisation in children's homes Read more
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Good care workers do not label and stigmatise children
Claire Sands and Solomon describe how labelling can damage children's life chances Read more
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Australian data shows high rate of criminalisation among children in residential care
Andrew Neilson looks at worrying data from Victoria, Australia Read more
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The impact of care-experience across the life-course
Dr Claire Fitzpatrick, a lecturer at Lancaster University Law School, blogs on care experience Read more
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