Tag: children and young people
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Engaging with Complexity: the Common Purpose Framework for the Prevention of Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation
Dr Colm Walsh outlines the issues associated with violence that continue to affect communities across NI. He also looks at developments in the science of prevention, including the potential utility of a public health framework, and through an effective research, policy and practice partnership, he highlights the development of a process framework and training called…
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Why the age of criminal responsibility should be raised in Northern Ireland
Dr Nicola Carr argues that the age of criminal responsibility is too low in Northern Ireland and that we need to think beyond criminal justice to protect and support young people at risk of becoming ‘offenders’.