In youth justice, time and again, adults let children down, says Just for Kids Law.
More and more children are being stripped or strip-searched in state custody in England and Wales. Children’s charities welcome a recent court judgement that clarifies the law.
Children of 10 in England and Wales are held criminally responsible for their actions. That can't be right.
Sometimes campaigning works. How bereaved parents, lawyers, campaigners, one brave teenager (and 30,000 people who signed an online petition) achieved victory.
If the Conservatives' plans to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights are implemented, the fundamental right to a fair trial would be demolished, and the duty to act in the best interest of the child may well be eroded.
Following the suicide of two 17-year olds, campaigners forced a review of the law covering treatment of children in police custody. Such challenges could become impossible if Ministry of Justice proposals are pushed through
Normal 0 0 1 43 249 2 1 305 11.0 0 0 0 As the Riots Panel publishes its final report on the London 2011 riots, the question of disproportionate police targeting of young Black and Asian men once more comes to the fore. Shauneen Lambe and Michael Oswald argue that it is time to involve young people
It is time to reconsider how we deal with child offenders. Just for Kids Law director Shauneen Lambe examines new research showing that the brains of young people are still maturing
Three years after the UN criticised Britain for its negative public attitudes to children, Shauneen Lambe finds that the recommended 'urgent measures' have still not been taken
