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- Youth Conference Service launches new leaflet for young people (11/09/2008)
The Youth Justice Agency today launched its new Youth Conference: Your Decision leaflet in conjunction with the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). more » - BRAC and Youth Justice Agency cooperate on retail theft conferencing ( 5/08/2008)
Ballymena Retailers Against Crime, who deliver the Radio Link and safer Town initiatives in Ballymena on behalf of the Town Centre Bids Partnership, have teamed up with the Youth Justice Agency to support the youth conferencing process that takes place when a young person has been caught committing retail theft. more » - Youth Justice Agency welcomes Norwegians to Belfast ( 6/05/2008)
The Youth Justice Agency is hosting a visit from a Norwegian delegation who are studying the Youth Conference Service that operates throughout Northern Ireland. The Committee has been appointed by the Norwegian Parliament to examine ways of reducing the use of prison for children aged 15-18 who have committed crime. Their remit also includes examining scope for developing legislation to encompass restorative practices into their criminal justice system. They are required to report back to the Norwegian Parliament later this year. more » - Restorative Practices ‘first’ for University of Ulster and the Youth Justice Agency (28/02/2008)
The University of Ulster and the Youth Justice Agency have worked together in piloting a course which has led to the University designing the first Postgraduate Diploma in Restorative Practices available in the UK. This collaboration has resulted in the School of Sociology and Applied Social Sciences delivering the part time course at their Jordanstown Campus. more » - Goggins hails Pioneering Youth Conferencing Service (21/02/2008)
Northern Ireland’s pioneering Youth Conference Service is helping victims of crime come to terms with their ordeal by coming face to face with their offender, Criminal Justice Minister Paul Goggins MP, said today. more » - Youth Justice Agency Announces Winners of it's 2007 Restorative Justice Poster Competition (21/11/2007)
Grainne Gorman from St Louis Grammar School in Kilkeel has been named as the overall winner of the Youth Justice Agency’s Restorative Justice Poster Competition 2007 at a special awards ceremony held at Hillsborough Castle. more » - The Youth Justice Agency is calling all budding Picasso’s to pick up a paint brush (21/09/2007)
The Youth Justice Agency’s Youth Conference Service has just launched a new poster competition for all budding Picasso’s aged between 10 and 17 years old. more » - Youth Justice Agency helps tackle youth crime in Derry (25/06/2007)
The Youth Justice Agency today held an awareness raising event to highlight the work of both its Community Services and Youth Conference Service, which together are delivering a joined-up approach to tackling youth crime in the Derry area. more » - Youth Justice Agency holds special Youth Conference for local schools (19/04/2007)
Dungannon Court House provided the venue for the Youth Justice Agency to hold a mock Youth Conference for around 100 local school children, where students were given the opportunity to act out various roles in front of their classmates. more » - Youth Justice Agency launches a joined-up approach to tackling youth crime in Coleraine (29/03/2007)
The Youth Justice Agency recently celebrated the official launch of two services which together deliver a joined-up approach to tackling youth crime in the Coleraine area. more » - Youth Justice Agency launches a joined-up approach to tackling youth crime in Larne (13/02/2007)
The Youth Justice Agency today celebrated the launch of two services which together deliver a joined-up approach to tackling youth crime in the Larne area. The first was the official opening of its Youth Justice Community Services premises in Larne. more » - Youth Justice Agency launches a joined-up approach to tackling youth crime in Magherafelt (24/01/2007)
The Youth Justice Agency today celebrated the launch of two services which together deliver a joined-up approach to tackling youth crime in the Magherafelt area. more » - Youth Conference Service officially launches in Antrim (15/01/2007)
The future of youth justice in Antrim has changed as the Youth Conference Service, part of the Youth Justice Agency, officially launches in the area. more » - World Class Youth Conferencing Service Extends Throughout Northern Ireland – Hain (11/12/2006)
The Government’s statutory restorative conferencing approach for dealing with youth crime is now fully operational across all areas of Northern Ireland. more » - Youth Justice Agency Announces Winners of it's 2007 Restorative Justice Poster Competition (21/11/2007)
Grainne Gorman from St Louis Grammar School in Kilkeel has been named as the overall winner of the Youth Justice Agency’s Restorative Justice Poster Competition 2007 at a special awards ceremony held at Hillsborough Castle. more » - Goggins hails Pioneering Youth Conferencing Service (21/02/2008)
Northern Ireland’s pioneering Youth Conference Service is helping victims of crime come to terms with their ordeal by coming face to face with their offender, Criminal Justice Minister Paul Goggins MP, said today. more » - Restorative Practices ‘first’ for University of Ulster and the Youth Justice Agency (28/02/2008)
The University of Ulster and the Youth Justice Agency have worked together in piloting a course which has led to the University designing the first Postgraduate Diploma in Restorative Practices available in the UK. This collaboration has resulted in the School of Sociology and Applied Social Sciences delivering the part time course at their Jordanstown Campus. more » - Youth Justice Agency welcomes Norwegians to Belfast ( 6/05/2008)
The Youth Justice Agency is hosting a visit from a Norwegian delegation who are studying the Youth Conference Service that operates throughout Northern Ireland. The Committee has been appointed by the Norwegian Parliament to examine ways of reducing the use of prison for children aged 15-18 who have committed crime. Their remit also includes examining scope for developing legislation to encompass restorative practices into their criminal justice system. They are required to report back to the Norwegian Parliament later this year. more »
