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This week marks a major milestone for the 99% Campaign, a youth-led campaign working to challenge negative thinking about young people, with the launch of its new 99% Campaign blog. The blog provides space where young people can address issues entirely on their own terms.

On January 24th, an all-party parliamentary group (APPG) inquiry entitled the Use of Formal Sanctions for Girls in the Penal System was held in the House of Lords. The panel of Members of Parliament (MP’s) heard evidence from persons working with young women in the criminal justice system.

Following IARS' publication Restorative Justice and the Secure Estate: Alternatives for Young People' Crispin Blunt, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice, writes to IARS.

In the wake of the August London riots, police, government officials and justice workers have joined together to address and prevent youth crime. Indicative of this are two very intriguing conferences which were held within two days of one another.

Are you a restorative justice practitioner? Have you dealt with any cases relating to riots, group street violence and youth group disturbances? Then, be part of an international, groundbreaking research project.

IARS has drawn on the voices of young Londoners to submit a joint response with StopWatch to the Home Office's

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IARS is pleased to disseminate to its members the MEREPS' Handbook on the Applicability of Mediation and Restorative Justice in Prisons. The publication was produced by IARS' partners, Foresee Research Group and the Hungarian

"The publication of the Macpherson Inquiry in 1999 was a seminal moment in British race relations history in exposing the latent and blatant racism within elements of the police force, and cataloguing error upon error by the force in investigating the racist murder of a young, Black man.

IARS young people welcome the Government’s Positive for Youth

On 1st December, Independent Academic Research Studies in partnership with the RJC held "Restorative Justice & the Secure Estate: Alternatives for Young People in Custody.

Following the Positive for Youth consultation response drafted by the IARS Youth Policy Response Group earlier this year, Department for Education Minister Tim

Are you passionate about young people and their role in society? Are you looking for the opportunity to help develop a dynamic and growing charity giving them a voice?

 The deadline has recently passed for responding to the Commission on a Bill of Rights consultation titled Do we need a UK Bill of Rights? The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (“EHCR”)

On 6th November, Dr. Theo Gavrielides visited Volos, Greece where he spoke about the role of restorative justice in addressing the impact of the recession on crime.