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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Working with Essex Police to reduce the unnecessary criminalisation of children in residential care
Claire Sands reports on the work of Essex Police Read more
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Locking up looked-after children?
Ella Dhillon, a young person, sets out her views on the care experience Read more
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“Lauren the attention seeker” and “Ryan the difficult”
A young person, Solomon, tells two stories from the world of residential care Read more
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Ending criminalisation and system abuse: our Oxford conference
Andrew Neilson blogs about the Howard League's Oxford conference Read more
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Notes from visits to children’s homes
Andrew Neilson looks at one charity's work with children in residential care Read more
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Listening to children about what’s going wrong and what needs to be done to make things right
Claire Sands tells the story of 'Sophie' Read more
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Effective policing can stop the unnecessary criminalisation of children in residential care
Claire Sands explores good practice in policing Read more
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Welcome to our new blog
Andrew Neilson introduces our new blog on the criminalisation of children in residential care Read more
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