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CYCJ e-bulletin, July 2015
This month we’ve been: greeting new associates; sharing research findings; and delivering training across Scotland.
Systemic Practice and Family Interventions Two-Year Course Evaluation: 2013 to 2015
This report, written by CYCJ’s Research Fellow Nina Vaswani, presents the findings from a two-year evaluation of the Systemic Practice in Family Interventions Course delivered by
Youth Justice: A Study of Local Authority Practice Across Scotland
This paper, written by CYCJ’s Debbie Nolan, provides an overview of current youth justice practice in 27 of Scotland’s 32 local authority areas, focusing on
Young people’s use of NPS (legal highs) and its impact on them and others workshop (National Youth Justice Conference 2015)
This workshop, delivered at the National Youth Justice Conference 2015 by Austin Smith, Policy and Practice Officer with the Scottish Drugs Forum, looks at the ‘what
Paul Carberry and Sean Kerr, Action for Children – Podcast (National Youth Justice Conference 2015)
Paul Carberry and Sean Kerr of Action For Children deliver a presentation on diverting young people from crime, at the National Youth Justice Conference 2015.
Podcast – Dr. Lorraine Johnstone, IVY (National Youth Justice Conference 2015)
Dr. Lorraine Johnstone, Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist for the Interventions for Vulnerable Youth (IVY) Project, delivers a presentation about the project and complex psychological diagnoses including psychopathy.
Podcast – John Cuddihy, Police Scotland (National Youth Justice Conference 2015)
John Cuddihy of Police Scotland delivers a presentation on organised crime at the National Youth Justice Conference 2015.
Preventing Offending workshop (National Youth Justice Conference 2015)
This workshop, delivered at the National Youth Justice Conference 2015 by Chris Wright and David Doris from the Scottish Government, introduced participants to Scotland’s new
Working with young people who offend
This paper presents a review of the recent literature relating to effective practice with young people displaying harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), violence or risky substance
