Delivering Improved Youth Custody: GtD’s evaluation of the Youth Justice Reform Programme

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Meaningful evaluation should always identify implications for the development (or termination) of an initiative. I was therefore very interested to read my colleagues’ report of their evaluation of the Ministry of Justice’s Youth Justice Reform Programme. The implications for the development of the YJRP are clearly set out in the report and are grounded in […]
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Youth Justice Action Month: A Transatlantic Connection to Positive Change

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October is Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM) in the U.S., an invigorating four weeks for advocates of juvenile justice reform. Given my own contributions to youth justice reform in both the Georgia and England, I have been following the discussions from across the Pond with much interest. While the pulse of the YJAM’s activities beats […]
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Youth Justice Action Month and Why it Matters

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October is Youth Justice Action Month in the US. It began as a single day of action in 2008 but in 2022 it was recognized by Presidential Proclamation to be a month dedicated to reforming the US juvenile justice system by, “shifting its focus from punishment to support — from the past to the future. […]
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What next after 25 years of youth justice evaluation?

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The youth justice system in England has undergone significant reform over the past 25 years as it seeks to reduce reoffending and keep communities safe. For much of that time, Jack and I have been at the forefront of developing youth justice policy and practice through our contributions to research and evaluation. Looking back on […]
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