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“Danish blueprint to help cut youth crime” Herald
“‘Campus cops’ cutting youth crime” BBC
“As spotlight falls on anti-social youth ... ‘Scotland fails its young’” Sunday Herald
“Youth offences down in police purge on pupils” Evening Times
“Objct lesson in keeping the streets safer” Scotsman
Press release
“Justice secretary hears how council bucks youth disorder trends” East Renfrewshire
Posted by MM on Mon 27th Aug 2007 at 8:36 am“ASBOs ‘throw youth justice into disarray’” Courier
“Value for money of war on youth crime questioned” Herald
“Tackling youth crime: A £100m waste of money” Scotsman
“Cash ‘fails’ to curb youth crime” BBC
“ASBOs for under-16s putting pressure on justice system” STV
“Youth justice money doesn’t demonstrate value” Law Society Journal Online
“Youth justice spending not effective” Holyrood.com
“Crime battle cash doubts” Evening News
Press release
“Improvements in youth justice processes, but impact on outcomes
unclear” Audit Scotland
See also
http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/. Follow the publications links to the document which is available in a number of formats, including a podcast.
Posted by MM on Thu 23rd Aug 2007 at 8:15 amUpdate
“Police hail move that led to 50% fall in gang fighting” Herald
“How gang war was forgotten over a game” Scotsman
“Gang fighting campaign ‘success’” BBC
Following posted on 06.08.07
“Operation Phoenix brings together rival youth gangs and ‘cuts violence’” Sunday Herald
Posted by MM on Wed 15th Aug 2007 at 7:23 am“Police back bid to set up £630,000 new youth court” Evening Times
Posted by MM on Wed 8th Aug 2007 at 7:15 amUpdate
“Our young offenders need help” Scotsman. Article by Dr Lesley McAra and Susan McVie, co-directors of the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime
Following posted on 27.07.07
“Justice system failing to save hundreds of children from life of crime” Scotsman
“Excluded teenagers ‘need support’” BBC
“Study says authorities failing young people” Law Society Journal Online
Press release
“Children referred to Hearings more likely to be convicted as adults” ESYTC
See also
McAra and McVie (2007) Criminal Justice Transitions ESYTC No 14
Posted by MM on Wed 1st Aug 2007 at 8:37 am“Gangfights, drinking, racism, sectarianism ... and chipmunk techno. The websites which are helping Ned culture go global” Sunday Herald
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Posted by MM on Mon 23rd Jul 2007 at 3:07 pm“Alarm over rising knife use among teen yobs” Evening News
“Judge deplores ‘depressing’ housing scheme violence as he sentence” Herald
“Easterhouse is changing . . . and for good” Evening Times
“MSP’s bottle trace call to curb young drinkers” The Scotsman
Posted by KM on Wed 13th Jun 2007 at 9:41 amUpdate
“‘Jail should be kept for long-term, serious criminals’” Scotsman
“Fine in theory, but will it work?” Scotsman
“Putting 1000 more police on the beat” Courier
“Minister plans 1,000 more police” BBC
“Arts to cash in on criminals’ seized assets” Evening News
“Criminals’ cash to be spent on youth projects” Herald
“Jail population may double – report” Courier
“Scotland ‘needs seven new jails’ ” Evening Times
“Thousands to avoid jail in SNP plans” Evening Times
Following posted on 06.06.07
“Scotland could need seven new jails, expert warns” Herald
“Serious crime plan to be unveiled” BBC
“Executive to announce drive for action against dangerous offenders ” STV
“Is SNP Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill right to want a more liberal approach to prison sentencing, with jail reserved only for serious criminals and community service for crimes such as housebreaking?” Scotland on Sunday Question of the Week
Also note that Jeremy Purvis MSP has submitted the following motion:
S3M-22 Radical Reform on Sentencing Policy—That the Parliament believes that the current sentencing system is failing to change the behaviour of offenders given short prison sentences; notes that this leads to increased crime as these individuals often reoffend following completion of their sentences; considers that a fundamental overhaul of short-term sentencing and the Scottish Prison Service is essential to improve rehabilitation, thus cutting crime; calls on the Scottish Executive to bring forward legislation to replace short-term prison sentences with tough community sentences, and further calls for the replacement of the Scottish Prison Service with a Scottish custody and rehabilitation service working with other services, businesses and community justice authorities to reduce reoffending. Motions and amendments
Press releases
“Priorities for ‘safer, stronger’ Scotland” Scot. Exec.
“Money recovered under Proceeds of Crime Act” Scot. Exec.
“More Recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act than Ever Before” COPFS
See also
Official Report 6.6.07: Safer Stronger Scotland
Priorities for law and order, Kenny MacAskill’s statement to Parliament 6.6.07
Law and Order - the Scottish Government’s priorities (video)