Read our response to the recently published report by the @cypcs.bsky.social, examining the use of police force with children in police custody, available at our website here:
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September 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Read our response to the recently published report by the @cypcs.bsky.social, examining the use of police force with children in police custody, available at our website here:
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
The secure care census, which was undertaken by Ross Gibson, Practice Development Advisor at the CYCJ, is a snapshot of the profile of all children living in secure care on a specific day in 2025.
August 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The secure care census, which was undertaken by Ross Gibson, Practice Development Advisor at the CYCJ, is a snapshot of the profile of all children living in secure care on a specific day in 2025.
Interactive exercises, scenarios and comprehensive reading lists build practical skills, and supports reflective practice. At CYCJ we knew how important it was for practitioners to access flexible learning opportunities that would keep you up to date.
Browse the modules here: buff.ly/s4YjvZp
Browse the modules here: buff.ly/s4YjvZp
August 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Interactive exercises, scenarios and comprehensive reading lists build practical skills, and supports reflective practice. At CYCJ we knew how important it was for practitioners to access flexible learning opportunities that would keep you up to date.
Browse the modules here: buff.ly/s4YjvZp
Browse the modules here: buff.ly/s4YjvZp
Announcing even more webinar dates for your diaries! Our latest addition to our will focus on new provisions on criminal exploitation of children and criminal exploitation protection orders within the Crime and Policing Act.
To explore all upcoming dates, head to TicketTailor: buff.ly/Gevn5sf?
To explore all upcoming dates, head to TicketTailor: buff.ly/Gevn5sf?
August 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Announcing even more webinar dates for your diaries! Our latest addition to our will focus on new provisions on criminal exploitation of children and criminal exploitation protection orders within the Crime and Policing Act.
To explore all upcoming dates, head to TicketTailor: buff.ly/Gevn5sf?
To explore all upcoming dates, head to TicketTailor: buff.ly/Gevn5sf?
CYCJ Webinar: 'Reflections on the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission: Decarceration and Changing Scottish Justice for the Next Generation'
📆 1pm, Tues 29 September 2026.
💻 Online on Teams.
Four of us who are former Commissioners will be speaking. Free 🎟 👇
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📆 1pm, Tues 29 September 2026.
💻 Online on Teams.
Four of us who are former Commissioners will be speaking. Free 🎟 👇
www.tickettailor.com/events/child...
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Reflections on the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission: Decarceration and Changing Scottish Justice for the Next Gene – Teams, Tue 29 Sep 2026 - Reflections on the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commi...
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August 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
CYCJ Webinar: 'Reflections on the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission: Decarceration and Changing Scottish Justice for the Next Generation'
📆 1pm, Tues 29 September 2026.
💻 Online on Teams.
Four of us who are former Commissioners will be speaking. Free 🎟 👇
www.tickettailor.com/events/child...
📆 1pm, Tues 29 September 2026.
💻 Online on Teams.
Four of us who are former Commissioners will be speaking. Free 🎟 👇
www.tickettailor.com/events/child...
Learners have said,
"I would recommend this course to professionals working with children and young people. The course provides substantial resources on HSB and the opportunity to enrich skills and knowledge. I found this course very helpful."
Click here to view all our modules: buff.ly/3L1yKwe
"I would recommend this course to professionals working with children and young people. The course provides substantial resources on HSB and the opportunity to enrich skills and knowledge. I found this course very helpful."
Click here to view all our modules: buff.ly/3L1yKwe
eLearning - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice
CYCJ, in collaboration with the Centre for Lifelong Learning at the University of Strathclyde, have created online learning opportunities on a range of different topics. These interactive eLearning…
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August 3, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Learners have said,
"I would recommend this course to professionals working with children and young people. The course provides substantial resources on HSB and the opportunity to enrich skills and knowledge. I found this course very helpful."
Click here to view all our modules: buff.ly/3L1yKwe
"I would recommend this course to professionals working with children and young people. The course provides substantial resources on HSB and the opportunity to enrich skills and knowledge. I found this course very helpful."
Click here to view all our modules: buff.ly/3L1yKwe
July's E-Bulletin is out now!
Catch up on all the latest news and updates from CYCJ. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an issue: eepurl.com/dvyBuv
Read it here: lnkd.in/eaS9Vued
Catch up on all the latest news and updates from CYCJ. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an issue: eepurl.com/dvyBuv
Read it here: lnkd.in/eaS9Vued
July 30, 2026 at 1:45 PM
July's E-Bulletin is out now!
Catch up on all the latest news and updates from CYCJ. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an issue: eepurl.com/dvyBuv
Read it here: lnkd.in/eaS9Vued
Catch up on all the latest news and updates from CYCJ. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an issue: eepurl.com/dvyBuv
Read it here: lnkd.in/eaS9Vued
Lunchtime read from CYCJ Practice Development Advisor Lauren Emmerson📖
July 29, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Lunchtime read from CYCJ Practice Development Advisor Lauren Emmerson📖
Summer time, a reflection
As teachers and pupils take a well-earned break, perhaps now is a good opportunity to reflect on the role of both mediation and restorative practice in the education sector. Work by Scottish Mediation, CYCJ and other..https://buff.ly/HdqgXO7
As teachers and pupils take a well-earned break, perhaps now is a good opportunity to reflect on the role of both mediation and restorative practice in the education sector. Work by Scottish Mediation, CYCJ and other..https://buff.ly/HdqgXO7
Peer Mediation in Scotland (Part Two)
The Sacro Podcast · Episode
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July 28, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Summer time, a reflection
As teachers and pupils take a well-earned break, perhaps now is a good opportunity to reflect on the role of both mediation and restorative practice in the education sector. Work by Scottish Mediation, CYCJ and other..https://buff.ly/HdqgXO7
As teachers and pupils take a well-earned break, perhaps now is a good opportunity to reflect on the role of both mediation and restorative practice in the education sector. Work by Scottish Mediation, CYCJ and other..https://buff.ly/HdqgXO7
#Agenda
Webinar
Alternatives To Custodial Remand For Children & Young People
@cycjscotland.bsky.social / CCYJR
& Manchester Metropolitan University
9 September 2026
12–1.30pm BST
Registration: buff.ly/Z4qCIgm
Webinar
Alternatives To Custodial Remand For Children & Young People
@cycjscotland.bsky.social / CCYJR
& Manchester Metropolitan University
9 September 2026
12–1.30pm BST
Registration: buff.ly/Z4qCIgm
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In this joint webinar between the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) based wi...
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July 17, 2026 at 8:33 AM
#Agenda
Webinar
Alternatives To Custodial Remand For Children & Young People
@cycjscotland.bsky.social / CCYJR
& Manchester Metropolitan University
9 September 2026
12–1.30pm BST
Registration: buff.ly/Z4qCIgm
Webinar
Alternatives To Custodial Remand For Children & Young People
@cycjscotland.bsky.social / CCYJR
& Manchester Metropolitan University
9 September 2026
12–1.30pm BST
Registration: buff.ly/Z4qCIgm
📣 Join us for our upcoming webinar
Hear from experts from CYCJ and CCYJR. They will consider approaches that can be used to avoid the use of remand.
🗓️ 9 September 2026
⏰ 12–1.30pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/Z4qCIgm
#CYCJ #CCYJR #YouthJustice #ChildrensRights #Webinar
Hear from experts from CYCJ and CCYJR. They will consider approaches that can be used to avoid the use of remand.
🗓️ 9 September 2026
⏰ 12–1.30pm BST
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#CYCJ #CCYJR #YouthJustice #ChildrensRights #Webinar
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July 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
📣 Join us for our upcoming webinar
Hear from experts from CYCJ and CCYJR. They will consider approaches that can be used to avoid the use of remand.
🗓️ 9 September 2026
⏰ 12–1.30pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/Z4qCIgm
#CYCJ #CCYJR #YouthJustice #ChildrensRights #Webinar
Hear from experts from CYCJ and CCYJR. They will consider approaches that can be used to avoid the use of remand.
🗓️ 9 September 2026
⏰ 12–1.30pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/Z4qCIgm
#CYCJ #CCYJR #YouthJustice #ChildrensRights #Webinar
July 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
📢 Our next upcoming webinar is open for registration!
Join Dr Hope Kent for Complex Lives: The Enduring Impact of Care-Experience for People in the Justice System.
📅 18 August 2026 | 12–1pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/bw2YSlx
#CYCJ #CareExperience #YouthJustice #CriminalJustice #JusticeSystem
Join Dr Hope Kent for Complex Lives: The Enduring Impact of Care-Experience for People in the Justice System.
📅 18 August 2026 | 12–1pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/bw2YSlx
#CYCJ #CareExperience #YouthJustice #CriminalJustice #JusticeSystem
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Complex Lives: The enduring impact of care-experience for people in the justice system – Teams, Tue 18 Aug 2026 - Summary: Children with experience of out-of-home care are criminalised at five times…
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July 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
📢 Our next upcoming webinar is open for registration!
Join Dr Hope Kent for Complex Lives: The Enduring Impact of Care-Experience for People in the Justice System.
📅 18 August 2026 | 12–1pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/bw2YSlx
#CYCJ #CareExperience #YouthJustice #CriminalJustice #JusticeSystem
Join Dr Hope Kent for Complex Lives: The Enduring Impact of Care-Experience for People in the Justice System.
📅 18 August 2026 | 12–1pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/bw2YSlx
#CYCJ #CareExperience #YouthJustice #CriminalJustice #JusticeSystem
Sign up for this webinar in September, to hear the Reflections on the Sentencing and #Penal #Policy Commission: Changing Scottish #Youth #Justice for the Next Generation.
#CYCJ #YouthJustice #Webinar
@johnmcghee.bsky.social @moragtreanor.bsky.social
#CYCJ #YouthJustice #Webinar
@johnmcghee.bsky.social @moragtreanor.bsky.social
📢 Join us for our upcoming webinar exploring decarceration and changing Scottish Justice for the next generation.
In this webinar, former Commissioners will offer reflections on key recommendations.
📅 29 September 2026 | 1–2pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/PDbqjtJ
#CYCJ #YouthJustice #Webinar
In this webinar, former Commissioners will offer reflections on key recommendations.
📅 29 September 2026 | 1–2pm BST
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#CYCJ #YouthJustice #Webinar
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Sign up for this webinar in September, to hear the Reflections on the Sentencing and #Penal #Policy Commission: Changing Scottish #Youth #Justice for the Next Generation.
#CYCJ #YouthJustice #Webinar
@johnmcghee.bsky.social @moragtreanor.bsky.social
#CYCJ #YouthJustice #Webinar
@johnmcghee.bsky.social @moragtreanor.bsky.social
📢 Join us for our upcoming webinar exploring decarceration and changing Scottish Justice for the next generation.
In this webinar, former Commissioners will offer reflections on key recommendations.
📅 29 September 2026 | 1–2pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/PDbqjtJ
#CYCJ #YouthJustice #Webinar
In this webinar, former Commissioners will offer reflections on key recommendations.
📅 29 September 2026 | 1–2pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/PDbqjtJ
#CYCJ #YouthJustice #Webinar
Select tickets – Reflections on the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission: Decarceration and Changing Scottish Justice for the Next Gene – Teams
Reflections on the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission: Decarceration and Changing Scottish Justice for the Next Gene – Teams, Tue 29 Sep 2026 - Reflections on the Sentencing and Penal Policy…
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July 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
📢 Join us for our upcoming webinar exploring decarceration and changing Scottish Justice for the next generation.
In this webinar, former Commissioners will offer reflections on key recommendations.
📅 29 September 2026 | 1–2pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/PDbqjtJ
#CYCJ #YouthJustice #Webinar
In this webinar, former Commissioners will offer reflections on key recommendations.
📅 29 September 2026 | 1–2pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/PDbqjtJ
#CYCJ #YouthJustice #Webinar
9 Sept 📆 Alternative to Custodial Remand for Children and Young People
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#CYCJ #YouthJustice #RestorativeJustice #CareExperienced #Scotland
Register today 👇 buff.ly/G8IuwAx
#CYCJ #YouthJustice #RestorativeJustice #CareExperienced #Scotland
Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice
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July 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
9 Sept 📆 Alternative to Custodial Remand for Children and Young People
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#CYCJ #YouthJustice #RestorativeJustice #CareExperienced #Scotland
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#CYCJ #YouthJustice #RestorativeJustice #CareExperienced #Scotland
Upcoming CYCJ webinars:
18 Aug 📆 Complex Lives: The Enduring Impact of Care Experience for People in the Justice System.
18 Aug 📆 Complex Lives: The Enduring Impact of Care Experience for People in the Justice System.
July 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Upcoming CYCJ webinars:
18 Aug 📆 Complex Lives: The Enduring Impact of Care Experience for People in the Justice System.
18 Aug 📆 Complex Lives: The Enduring Impact of Care Experience for People in the Justice System.
CYCJ’s Director Professor Fiona Dyer has called for a preventative approach to tackling knife crime in a recent article published by the Sunday Post. Read the full article at our website:
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CYCJ Director Professor Fiona Dyer quoted in Sunday Post - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice
CYCJ’s Director Professor Fiona Dyer has called for a preventative approach to tackling knife crime in a recent article published by the Sunday Post. She reiterated that the evidence shows that…
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June 30, 2026 at 9:22 AM
CYCJ’s Director Professor Fiona Dyer has called for a preventative approach to tackling knife crime in a recent article published by the Sunday Post. Read the full article at our website:
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CYCJ Deputy Director Ranald McTaggart welcomes delegates for #YJConf26 Day 2! We're looking forward to another excellent day exploring this year's theme, Diversity, Inequality and Justice.
June 18, 2026 at 8:39 AM
CYCJ Deputy Director Ranald McTaggart welcomes delegates for #YJConf26 Day 2! We're looking forward to another excellent day exploring this year's theme, Diversity, Inequality and Justice.
We are off! We will be live posting here from #YJConf26 bringing you all the updates from across today’s events as we explore this year’s theme, ‘Diversity, Inequality and Justice.’ If you need help throughout, grab a member of the CYCJ team - they're wearing the purple lanyards!
June 17, 2026 at 8:41 AM
We are off! We will be live posting here from #YJConf26 bringing you all the updates from across today’s events as we explore this year’s theme, ‘Diversity, Inequality and Justice.’ If you need help throughout, grab a member of the CYCJ team - they're wearing the purple lanyards!
We will also be hearing from Dr Kayleigh Charlton on the morning panel. Kayleigh is a Research Associate with CYCJ, and is currently researching how intersecting inequalities affect children’s experiences of (in)justice.
We’re very much looking forward to hearing their presentations.
We’re very much looking forward to hearing their presentations.
June 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
We will also be hearing from Dr Kayleigh Charlton on the morning panel. Kayleigh is a Research Associate with CYCJ, and is currently researching how intersecting inequalities affect children’s experiences of (in)justice.
We’re very much looking forward to hearing their presentations.
We’re very much looking forward to hearing their presentations.
There's still time to register for the upcoming webinars in our Summer series 👇
Next week we're hearing from CYCJ Practice Development Advisor, Ross Gibson for an overview of the Secure Care Census.
Free tickets here:
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Next week we're hearing from CYCJ Practice Development Advisor, Ross Gibson for an overview of the Secure Care Census.
Free tickets here:
buff.ly/iS2jrEN?
June 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
There's still time to register for the upcoming webinars in our Summer series 👇
Next week we're hearing from CYCJ Practice Development Advisor, Ross Gibson for an overview of the Secure Care Census.
Free tickets here:
buff.ly/iS2jrEN?
Next week we're hearing from CYCJ Practice Development Advisor, Ross Gibson for an overview of the Secure Care Census.
Free tickets here:
buff.ly/iS2jrEN?
We look forward to working together during this parliamentary term and beyond, and welcome MSPs to contact us with any questions about our work: cycj@strath.ac.uk
May 26, 2026 at 8:45 AM
We look forward to working together during this parliamentary term and beyond, and welcome MSPs to contact us with any questions about our work: cycj@strath.ac.uk
CYCJ wishes to extend warm congratulations to all of the newly elected and re-elected members of the Scottish Parliament. As a boundary spanning intermediary organisation, we work closely with policy makers, collaborating on new legislation and providing expertise from our multi-disciplinary teams.
May 26, 2026 at 8:45 AM
CYCJ wishes to extend warm congratulations to all of the newly elected and re-elected members of the Scottish Parliament. As a boundary spanning intermediary organisation, we work closely with policy makers, collaborating on new legislation and providing expertise from our multi-disciplinary teams.