‘An insight into what it’s like being a young defendant in a gang-related murder trial. Did Jogee change the ‘odds’? Is the doctrine still a stark reality?’
Counsel, January 2020
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘A teenage neo-Nazi who listed venues in his home city as possible terrorist targets has been jailed for six years and eight months.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The number of people killed across the UK fell in 2019 for the first time in five years, BBC research suggests.’
BBC News, 8th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced for an attack on a female couple on a London bus.’
The Independent, 19th December 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Three men face years behind bars for their parts in the revenge killing of a teenager which was filmed by a doorbell camera.’
BBC News, 19th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager has been sentenced to life imprisonment for being part of a gang who hunted down and stabbed 14-year-old Jaden Moodie in in an attack linked to a drug feud.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The case of a teenager jailed for life after stabbing a lawyer to death has raised fresh alarm about the practice of releasing violent suspects without strict bail conditions.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Children at a scandal-hit jail set to close in three months are still being subjected to pain-inflicting techniques during physical restraints, despite repeated warnings against using what inspectors have called “unacceptable” practice.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenager said he threw a boy from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern in London because he wanted to be on the TV news.’
BBC News, 6th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to a four-month youth rehabilitation order for his part in the harassment and intimidation of two women on a late-night London bus in an incident which became the focus of concerns about the targeting of LGBTQ+ people.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four teenagers who threw bricks at sheep and snapped off their horns have been given community sentences.’
BBC News, 26th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two teenagers have been jailed for life for the “callous, casual and irresponsible” murder of 17-year-old Jodie Chesney.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The family of a 17-year-old girl brutally murdered by a fellow sixth-former the day after she ended their relationship have said the killer should never be released from prison.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenager who violently raped a 10-year-old girl as she walked home from school has been jailed.’
The Independent, 7th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Those who turn 18 before first court appearance face tougher treatment regardless of age when they committed offence.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In England and Wales, children as young as 10 can be convicted of a crime – the lowest minimum age of any EU state.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has failed to capitalise on the “remarkable” fall in the number of children in youth custody, with outcomes for those sent to prison worse than a decade ago, a report has found.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Vulnerable children in England and Wales waiting months for convictions, appearing without adult support and being wrongly placed in dock, Guardian investigation finds.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Guardian goes inside one of England’s busiest youth courts, where every day the fate of some of the most vulnerable children in society is decided.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There are differences in how children are prosecuted, who hears cases and punishments.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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