INTRODUCTION: We can plan how to position ourselves at the table, take up space, use our voice, ask for what we need, create supportive networks, implement effective strategies to disarm inequitable practice and allow ourselves to celebrate our stories of success. However, this is only achievable if we are aware of our design and consciously […]
INTRODUCTION: This 90-minute webinar aims to enhance practitioners’ knowledge and understanding of when race, culture and/or belief systems can become a safeguarding issue. Participants will explore the legal framework and help unpick the power of bias in understanding case trajectory. LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the course, delegates will: Describe the influence of […]
INTRODUCTION: Ethnic disparities across the youth justice system in England and Wales were highlighted by the Lammy review published in 2017. Subsequent research has identified ethnic disproportionality at the level of policing of young people, notably in stop and search practices (Shiner, et al., 2018), in decisions around access to diversion interventions (CJI, 2021), and […]