99% Campaign launches its youth-led blog
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.
IARS gives evidence to All Party Parliamentary Group on young girls in the criminal justice system
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.
Crispin Blunt MP writes to IARS on restorative justice in prisons
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.
Current thinking on addressing and preventing youth offending
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.
Restorative Justice & the Riots: Call for Case Studies
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' young people respond to Home Office consultation on police powers
IARS has drawn on the voices of young Londoners to submit a joint response with StopWatch to the Home Office's
Hot-Desking Opportunity
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Free IARS download: Handbook on using restorative justice in prisons
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 Lawrence verdict and racism in Britain: Listening to young people
"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.
STOP PRESS: Young people's statement on Positive for Youth
IARS young people welcome the Government’s Positive for Youth
