Fri 17th

In the News!

Published by: CSJ on Friday 17th July 2009 10:07am
We need fresh ideas on knife crime - Guardian 16/7/09

Labour's approach of too much legislation and not enough action has failed. Knife crime is on the rise and is inextricably linked to family breakdown, addiction and educational failure. Chris Grayling argues that there is need for some common sense measures backed up with good quality, visible policing.

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Tue 30th

In the News!

Published by: CSJ on Tuesday 30th June 2009 04:06pm
Neets figures 'to top one million for first time' – Telegraph 30/06/09

The number of 16 to 24-year-olds branded as "Neet" - not in education, employment or training - is set to reach its highest point since records began, said the Local Government Association. Teenagers and young adults from white backgrounds are around 20 per cent more likely to be out of work or training than those from black and Asian families, it was disclosed, while women are worse hit than men.

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Fri 26th

In the News!

Published by: CSJ on Friday 26th June 2009 10:06am

£1m asylum return scheme helped one family – Guardian 24/6/09

Children's Society says project was a failed opportunity to deal with 2,000 children locked up in immigration centres. Despite the ‘good intentions’ of the scheme, which aimed to help keep families out of asylum centres, only one family successfully returned home.

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