Add to ORKGA provocation paper commissioned by the British Academy for the Childhood Policy Programme. Explores the uniquely Scottish approach to youth justice by reflecting on the legacy of the Kilbrandon Report. Highlights inconsistencies towards the treatment of some children who come into contact with the Scottish youth justice system and considers the children's rights implications. Concludes by arguing that the identified contradictions could be resolved by raising the age of criminal responsibility to the cusp of adulthood
Currently in England and Wales the law considers that all children below 10 years of age are exempt ...
In 2003, the youth justice system in Scotland entered a new phase with the introduction of a pilot y...
In the light of the Scottish Executive's ongoing review of the children's hearings system, and recen...
A provocation paper commissioned by the British Academy for the Childhood Policy Programme. Explores...
First paragraph: Although consolidated under the same political union, the four nations of the Unite...
he Kilbrandon committee was established in 1961 in response to concerns about rising levels of youth...
During any meaningful conversation about youth justice in Scotland it is all but inevitable that The...
The 50th anniversary of the publication of the Kilbrandon report provides an opportunity to reflect ...
The aim of every juvenile justice system should surely be to get it right for every child? It is poi...
I would like to thank the Sutherland Trust for the invitation to give this lecture. It provides an o...
This thesis investigates the characteristically unitary nature of the children's hearings system ("C...
This paper has been produced at the request of the Youth Justice Improvement Board to encourage refl...
Welcome to the third issue of 2014 of the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care. This year mark...
In the Republic of Ireland the government has proposed amending the Irish Constitution in order to i...
Children in Scotland are held criminally responsible from the age of 8, something that has attracted...
Currently in England and Wales the law considers that all children below 10 years of age are exempt ...
In 2003, the youth justice system in Scotland entered a new phase with the introduction of a pilot y...
In the light of the Scottish Executive's ongoing review of the children's hearings system, and recen...
A provocation paper commissioned by the British Academy for the Childhood Policy Programme. Explores...
First paragraph: Although consolidated under the same political union, the four nations of the Unite...
he Kilbrandon committee was established in 1961 in response to concerns about rising levels of youth...
During any meaningful conversation about youth justice in Scotland it is all but inevitable that The...
The 50th anniversary of the publication of the Kilbrandon report provides an opportunity to reflect ...
The aim of every juvenile justice system should surely be to get it right for every child? It is poi...
I would like to thank the Sutherland Trust for the invitation to give this lecture. It provides an o...
This thesis investigates the characteristically unitary nature of the children's hearings system ("C...
This paper has been produced at the request of the Youth Justice Improvement Board to encourage refl...
Welcome to the third issue of 2014 of the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care. This year mark...
In the Republic of Ireland the government has proposed amending the Irish Constitution in order to i...
Children in Scotland are held criminally responsible from the age of 8, something that has attracted...
Currently in England and Wales the law considers that all children below 10 years of age are exempt ...
In 2003, the youth justice system in Scotland entered a new phase with the introduction of a pilot y...
In the light of the Scottish Executive's ongoing review of the children's hearings system, and recen...