Youths jailed for killing woman – BBC News
“Two teenagers who sexually assaulted and killed a woman after a day of binge-drinking have been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th Junes 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: young offenders
Regina v G (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening) – WLR Daily
“It was not incompatible with a child’s rights under arts 6 and 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms to convict him of the offence of ‘rape of a child under 13’, pursuant to s 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, in circumstances where the agreed basis of his plea of guilty established that his offence could fall within the ambit of s 13, covering child sex offences committed by a person under 18.”
WLR Daily, 19th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina v G – Times Law Reports
House of Lords
“There was no breach of the rights of a boy aged 15 to a fair trial or respect for privacy, guaranteed by articles 6 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to convict him of rape of a child under 13 where, on the basis on which his guilty plea had been accepted, he could have been charged with a less serious offence.”
The Times, 20th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Planned changes to youth justice system aimed at keeping more children out of jail – The Guardian
“A shakeup of the youth justice system is being planned by ministers that would see a failing punitive policy replaced by a more welfare-oriented, early-intervention approach to dealing with children in trouble. As part of a youth crime action plan to be published this summer, the Home Office has recommended that responsibility and funding for tackling youth crime – including local youth offending teams – should be moved to new, local authority-run ‘children’s trusts’.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Youth chief urges cut in custody – BBC News
“The head of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales has urged magistrates and judges to impose fewer custodial terms on young offenders.”
BBC News, 16th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge attacks internet after leering youths filmed ‘sick’ assault – The Independent
“A senior judge made a passionate plea for the Government to clamp down on disturbing internet images as he jailed four teenagers for a ‘sickening’ attack which they filmed.”
The Independent, 14th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Half of young violent offenders spared prison – Daily Telegraph
“More than half of young people who are found guilty of sex or violent offences are spared jail, figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ministers promise to rehabilitate young offenders as well as punish them – The Times
“A new approach to youth justice was promised by ministers yesterday in which equal weight would be given to prevention, enforcement and the rehabilitation of young offenders.”
The Times, 9th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Classroom stabbing boy sentenced – BBC News
“A 13-year-old boy who pulled a knife from his sock and stabbed a pupil at a school in Leeds has been sentenced.”
BBC News, 6th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager who killed youth worker given life sentence – The Guardian
“A teenager was today sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of shooting a youth worker six times as he sat on a garden wall.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freed teenager raped pregnant woman – Daily Telegraph
“A teenager beat and raped a pregnant woman the day after he was allowed to walk free from remand because of a lack of secure hospital beds.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stop and search: the hunt for Britain’s knives – The Independent
“Nine black and Asian teenagers have been stabbed in London so far this year. Andrew Johnson reports.”
The Independent, 1st June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Harass a hoodie: how Essex police take surveillance to the streets – The Guardian
“Operation Leopard is the latest weapon in the fight against antisocial behaviour to receive government backing. Pioneered by officers in Essex policing difficult estates, it deploys forward intelligence teams (FITs) – units trained to gather evidence at foxhunts, protests and football matches – in areas suffering from crime.”
The Guardian, 30th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenager guilty of ‘shoot-out’ murder – The Independent
“A 17-year-old youth was facing a life sentence today after being found guilty of murdering a nursing assistant in a ‘Wild West’ shoot-out.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.indpendent.co.uk
Youths to appeal against Garry Newlove murder sentences – The Guardian
“Two youths convicted of the murder of Garry Newlove have been granted leave to appeal, the Crown Prosecution Service said today.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2008
Souce: www.guardian.co.uk
Youth crime drive has ‘no impact’ – BBC News
“A decade-long government drive to cut youth offending has had ‘no measurable impact’, an independent study suggests.”
BBC News, 21st May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Justice for children on trial – Daily Telegraph
“Children’s author Anthony Horowitz spends a day in a juvenile court looking for some good news behind the recent horror stories.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crime by girls rises by a quarter – BBC News
“The number of crimes committed by girls in England and Wales has gone up by 25% in three years, according to figures.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British Crime Survey Extended To Under-16s As Design Experts Meet To Tackle Youth Crime – Home Office
“Forty of the UK’s leading technology designers and manufacturers will today (14 May) join Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and a number of young people to discuss new ways of harnessing the power of design to protect young people from crime – particularly theft of ‘hot products’ like mobile phones and MP3 players.”
Home Office press release, 14th May 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Nottingham tackles Asbo culture with early action – the Independent
“It has been called the gun crime capital of the UK and has languished at the bottom of the education league tables, but now Nottingham is transforming its fortunes with a groundbreaking early intervention project to tackle Asbo culture.”
The Independent, 12th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
