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Parliament debates new Youth Justice Framework

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“ASBOs for teenagers cost £500k per yob” Daily Record
“Thug Strategy Short On Detail” Daily Record
“The 14 youth Asbos that have cost Scots £7m” Herald
“Flagship junior Asbos cost £½m each in taxpayers’ cash” Scotsman
“Teen Asbos cost Scotland £500,000 each” Times
“Junior Asbos ‘cost £500,000 each’” BBC
“Scots paying £500,000 for every Asbo on youths” Evening Times
“New approach to preventing youth crime” Evening News
“Costs of junior ASBOs revealed” Law Society Journal Online

Following posted on 19.06.08

“Focus on empowering young people in new bid to cut youth offending” Herald

“Call for alternative to custody for youths” Herald

Press release

“Offending by young people” Scot.Gov.

See also

Scottish Parliament Official Report 19.6.08. The Minister for Community Safety (Fergus Ewing): I am delighted to present to the Parliament a new youth justice framework, “Preventing Offending by Young People: A Framework for Action”.
Scottish Government (June 2008). Preventing Offending by Young People: A Framework for Action
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Posted by MM on Fri 20th Jun 2008 at 4:38 pm
Children and justice Young People
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Action to raise age of criminal responsibility anticipated

“No more primary age criminals” Herald
“So when should a child be prosecuted?” Herald
“Criminal responsibility” Herald
“We need progress towards United Nations standards” Herald

See also

Scottish Law Commission (2002) Report on Age of Criminal Responsibility
Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights

Also

CjScotland 30.12.08: Consultation on UN Committee on the Rights of the Child observations on Scotland launched
CjScotland 1.12.08: Lord Advocate on the age of criminal responsibility

Posted by MM on Tue 6th Jan 2009 at 7:59 am
Children and justice
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Tory proposal to use former hospitals as prisons criticised

“Tories’ prisoners plan criticised” Courier

Also

CjScotland 8.10.8: Justice Committee draft budget evidence: Ewing, Ewart on prisons, justice funding

Posted by MM on Tue 6th Jan 2009 at 7:53 am
Prisons and prisoners
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Cost of interpreter services in court rises

“Court translator costs quadruple” Herald
“Taxpayers’ £3m lost in courtroom translation” Press and Journal
“Court translator costs increase” BBC

Posted by MM on Tue 6th Jan 2009 at 7:41 am
Courts
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Community service supervisor strike in Glasgow

“Community service hit by strike” BBC

Posted by MM on Tue 6th Jan 2009 at 7:38 am
Sentencing Community sentences
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Police powers to remote search personal computers endorsed by EU

“New powers for police to hack your PC” Independent
“EU to search out cyber criminals” BBC 1.12.08

Press releases

“Fight against cyber crime: cyber patrols and Internet investigation teams to reinforce the EU strategy” EU 27.11.08
“Enabling police and judiciary in the EU to obtain the necessary information in the fight against crime whilst ensuring the appropriate protection of our citizens’ personal data: Council adopts legislation on the use of personal data in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in Europe” EU 27.11.08

Posted by MM on Mon 5th Jan 2009 at 12:30 pm
Crime Prevention Civil Liberties
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Call for Child Impact Assessment to be made on sentencing

“Why the rights of the children should come first when jail is considered for the parents” Scotsman (premium)

Posted by MM on Mon 5th Jan 2009 at 12:28 pm
Children and justice Sentencing Prison sentences
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Aitken calls for sex offender register expansion to include high risk people

“MSP wants ‘high risk’ names added to sex offenders register” Scotsman

Posted by MM on Mon 5th Jan 2009 at 12:20 pm
Gender and crime Police Sentencing Tagging/tracking
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Crime and hare coursing

“Criminals head to Tayside for blood sports” Courier
“Serious crime link to blood sport” BBC

Posted by MM on Mon 5th Jan 2009 at 11:14 am
Miscellaneous
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Labour joins Tories in call for community service high visibility clothing

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“MSP calls for ‘hi–viz’ offenders” Evening News
“‘High–visibility clothes’ should be worn for community service” Press and Journal
“Labour backs high–visibility clothing for community service” Herald
“Bright vests for offenders call” BBC

Following posted on 22.12.08

“Tories call for offenders to wear uniform” Scotsman

Following posted on 15.12.08

“Community service must be visibly tough” Herald. Letter from Bill Aitken MSP.

Posted by MM on Mon 5th Jan 2009 at 8:34 am
Criminal Justice Social Work Sentencing Community sentences
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