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Parliamentary reports include harrowing testimonies from children in England and Wales about their treatmentChildren should not be detained in custody unless arrested for a serious crime and strip-searched only under truly exceptional circumstances, tw…
Report finds black offenders less likely to receive mentoring to help them avoid getting criminal record at early ageBlack children detained by police are 15% more likely to be “criminalised”, that is charged and put into the criminal justice system, t…
Rates are higher in young women as in young men and mental ill health up across age groups, study showsSharp rises in rates of anxiety, depression and other disorders have led to one in four young people in England having a common mental health conditi…
Disciplinary hearing finds police officers’ search of Child Q, 15, was disproportionate and humiliatingTwo police officers who were involved in the strip-search of a black teenager at her school have been dismissed after they were found to have committ…
Desperate for news and contact during a 13-day shutdown, Iranians searched for proxy links outside the country• Middle East crisis – live updatesAmir* hasn’t slept much in days. From his apartment in northern Tehran, the 23-year-old has spent his night…
Government’s defence plans include 30% expansion of cadet forces, seen as critical to ‘understanding’ of defenceIt is a balmy Thursday evening in north-east London and a dozen teenagers in combat fatigues are practising first aid on each other inside a…
Experts find link between compulsive use of social media, phones and video games and mental health problemsTeenagers who show signs of being addicted to social media, mobile phones or video games are at greater risk of suicidal behaviour and emotional …
Jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts for 50 offences committed by the men between 2001 and 2006Seven men who groomed and treated as “sex slaves” two vulnerable teenage girls in Rochdale have been found guilty of multiple sex offences.A long running …
Scheme aims to exploit ‘teachable moment’, when someone is wavering between criminality and turning their back on violenceA scheme aiming to turn children arrested for violence away from crime has claimed staggering success, with up to nine out of 10 d…
Girl’s lawyer tells police misconduct hearing that she felt ‘physically violated’ by incident at her London schoolA black schoolgirl suffered mental harm and felt “physically violated” when she was strip-searched at school by police, a misconduct heari…