1. CELEBRATING YOUTH OFFENDING TEAMS RAY JONES PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WORK 1

2. CELEBRATING YOTS SOMETHING ABOUT ME REMEMBERING LESSONS FROM OUR HISTORY SOME CURRENT CONCERNS AND ISSUES SO WHAT’S TO CELEBRATE?

3. SOMETHING ABOUT ME A SOCIAL WORKER THE NDC 1969 CYPA 1970 LASSA NEWBURY IT AND THE CORRECTIONAL CURRICULUM PhD NATIONAL IT FUND AND BARNARDO’S SURREY AND BERKSHIRE DSS WILTSHIRE (AND SWINDON) 1992-2006

4. NAME DROPPING! ROD MORGAN JOHN DICKSON BOB ASHFORD IAN LANGLEY BEN BYRNE BARAK OBAMA

5. REMEMBERING LESSONS FROM OUR HISTORY NDC AND DEVIANCY THEORY WEST AND FARRINGTON 1969 ACT MAD, BAD AND SAD DARTINGTON RESEARCH WATCH OUT FOR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

6. CURRENT ISSUES AND CONCERNS INCREASING INEQUALITY AND DEPRIVATION FAMILIES AND NEIGHBOURHOODS AUSTERITY AND PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS TARGETTING, CENTRALISATION, FRAGMENTATION AND MARKETISATION LOWERING COSTS – FOR GOOD AND FOR BAD

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10. SOME YOT REFLECTIONS TRACEY CONNELLY AND HER BROTHER AS ADOLESCENTS BOTH AWAY FROM HOME 15 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND OF JASON OWEN BULLYING AND THREATENING BEHAVIOURS OF BARKER AND OWEN MARTIN NAREY AND ‘BABY P’

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18. 18 CHILD PROTECTION SECTION 47 ENQUIRIES 2009-2010 2010-2012 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 89,300 111,700 124,600 127,100 142,500 160,150 AN INCREASE OF 79%

19. 19 CHILD PROTECTION CHILDREN SUBJECT TO AN INITIAL CHILD PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 43,900 53,000 56,200 60,100 65,200 71,400 AN INCREASE OF 63%

20. 20 CHILD PROTECTION CHILD PROTECTION PLANS IN ENGLAND Category 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Neglect 13,400 15,800 17,300 18,600 18,220 17,930 20,970 22,230 Physical abuse 3,400 4,400 5,000 4,800 4,690 4,670 4,760 4,350 Sexual abuse 2,000 2,000 2,300 2,400 2,220 2,030 2,210 2,340 Emotional abuse 7,900 9,100 10,800 11,400 12,330 13,640 15,868 16,660 Multiple 2,500 2,900 3,700 5,500 5,390 4,870 4,492 4,120 Total 29,200 34,100 39,100 42,700 42,850 43,100 48,300 49,700 AN INCREASE OF 70%

21. 21 CHILD PROTECTION 11,156 CARE APPLICATIONS IN 2014/15 AN INCREASE OF 79% SINCE 2007/08

22. CHILD PROTECTION 22 LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN AT 31 MARCH MARCH 2009 60,000 MARCH 2015 69,540

23. 23 CHILD PROTECTION SUMMARY OF THE THE RECENT TRENDS MORE SECTION 47 INVESTIGATIONS MORE INITIAL CP CASE CONFERENCES MORE CP PLANS MORE CARE PROCEEDINGS MORE LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN

24. REASONS FOR CP PLANS?

25. 25 CHILD PROTECTION CHILD PROTECTION PLANS IN ENGLAND PHYSICAL ABUSE 9% SEXUAL ABUSE 5% EMOTIONAL ABUSE 34% NEGLECT 45% MULTIPLE 8%

26. 26 CHILD PROTECTION CHILD PROTECTION PLANS IN ENGLAND EMOTIONAL ABUSE 34% NEGLECT 45% 79%

27. CHILD PROTECTION NEGLECT THE FROG AND THE SAUCEPAN 27

28. CHILD PROTECTION THE FROG AND THE SAUCEPAN 28

29. AGES AND SEX OF CHILDREN SUBJECT TO CP PLANS?

30. 30 The age split of children in need also remains similar to previous years. The largest age group is those aged 10-15 years accounting for 30.7% of children in need; 25.3% are under 5 years of age. DfE October 2015

31. AGES OF CHILDREN SUBJECT TO CP PLANS BOYS GIRLS TOTAL UNBORN 1,050 UNDER 12,7102,440 5,200 1-47,4206,75014,180 5-97,7007.03014,740 10-156,3306,63012,960 16+ 660 900 1.560 TOTAL24,82023,75049,690

32. AGES OF CHILDREN SUBJECT TO CP PLANS 30% AGED 10 YEARS PLUS

33. SO WHAT’S TO CELEBRATE ABOUT YOTs?

34. WHAT DID YOTs EVER DO FOR US?

35. SO WHAT’S TO CELEBRATE ABOUT YOTs? NUMBER ONE ONE OF THE BEST – THE BEST – EXAMPLE OF MULTI-AGENCY AND MULTI-PROFESSIONAL WORKING

36. A SALAD OR A SOUP

37. SO WHAT’S TO CELEBRATE ABOUT YOTs? NUMBER TWO A REMARKABLE SUCCESS STORY IN REDUCING JUVENILE CRIME AND CRIMINALISATION PROVEN OFFENCES BY YOUNG PEOPLE -68% SINCE 2003/2004 FIRST TIME ENTRANTS TO YOUTH JUSTICE SYSYEM - 75% CUSTODY -40% SINCE 2010-2011

38. SO WHAT’S TO CELEBRATE ABOUT YOTs? NUMBER THREE HUMANITY AND CARE AND COMPASSION WITHIN A CONTEXT OF CONTROL AND CONTAINMENT

39. 39 WAR AND PEACE IN 2016

40. WAR AND PEACE AND YOTs IN 2016 THE GOODIES PRINCIPLES, VALUES AND CARING FOR OTHERS WITH WISDOM 40

41. THANK YOU! 41