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A digital download from this Youth Justice Special Interest Group.
Children with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) and those defined as ‘neurodivergent’ are over-represented in the English and Welsh youth justice system, and face a number of challenges as they navigate their way through the education, public healthcare and youth justice systems. This paper empirically examines this neglected area of criminal justice involvement in young lives.
The research findings suggest that both the education and youth justice systems in England and Wales are disabling and criminalising through processes that, often unintentionally; label, stigmatise, isolate, neglect and harm neurodivergent children. Consideration turns, in the concluding section of the paper, to some emerging best practice and recommendations for reform.
About the video:
Video length: 119 minutes
Featuring: Dr Anne-Marie Day, AoCPP staff and event delegates.
Opportunity to network with others and know I am part of a community of people committed to working for children and families; challenge to keep up to date and evidence-informed in my practice; sounding board with others for considering how best to improve policy and practice
