News
Welcome to our news section where you'll find the latest Criminal Justice and Youth Justice headlines and information on upcoming events.
If you have a news story that you think should be included on this page or an event that you 'd like to promote, please send details to the Centre's e-mail address.
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Systemic Practice and Family Interventions Training
16.05.2013
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National Youth Practitioners’ Conference
01.05.2013
Excellence in Youth Justice: Creating a Fair and Safe Scotland
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Youth Justice National Development Team Annual Report
01.05.2013
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The Centre is Moving
28.03.2013
The Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre is relocating to the University of Strathclyde. From Tuesday 2 April the Centre will be based in the Lord Hope Building at the University of Strathclyde. The move will enable us to work towards our vision - Excellence in Youth Justice: Creating a Fair and Safe Scotland. This is a hugely exciting prospect and we look forward to strengthening our engagement with all of Scotland's local authority areas and to providing support to front-line workers in both single and multi-agency contexts.
You can contact us as follows:
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Domestic Abuse Conference - 30th of January 2013
12.12.2012
This one day conference, facilitated by the Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre, looks at the impact of Domestic Abuse in relation to young people involved in the Criminal Justice System.
Presentations and workshops will look at current research, programmes of support, intervention and education, and will provide an opportunity for practitioners to share good practice and current challenges in working with young people in this field.
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Youth Justice Conference 2012 Video
07.11.2012
Our National Conference was recorded by Glasgow based youth project, Beatroute Arts.
A team of young people recorded highlights, provided musical entertainment and interviewed participants, including the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Mr Kenny MacAskill. You can watch the video here.
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Strengthening Group Work Through Evidence-Based Group Work and International Standards
29.10.2012
Monday 10th of December, 2012 from 9:30 AM (Registration - 10AM start) to 1:00 PM (followed by lunch)
Premier Inn, 187 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1YU
This half-day seminar will bring together group work practitioners.
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New Technologies and Child Protection: Challenges and Solutions (Save the Date - 1st March 2013)
29.10.2012
The Internet has broadened many aspects of our lives in untold positive ways. For children it provides incredible opportunities to learn, socialise and play, yet it also brings new risks and dangers into their lives. Professionals working in childcare increasingly have to help children and young people balance risks and opportunities online, recognising the realities of sexual offending and online sexually problematic behaviours.
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September 2012 Journal Update
08.10.2012
Our latest Journal Update is live, containing a selection of articles from across a range of journals that we hope will be of interest to you.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the Journal Updates section, please get in touch with us : m.schinkel@ed.ac.uk.
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'Best One Yet' - Conference Report 2012
24.09.2012
Introduction from Professor Bill Whyte, Director, CJSWDC
Over 300 professionals involved in youth justice services attended the 2012 National Youth Justice Conference in Dundee in June. The event heralded a new approach consisting of two separately themed days and the use of social media to enable remote participation via a live Twitter feed.
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