Response To The Cross-Government Consultation On The Definition Of Domestic Violence

The Office of the Children's Commissioner has published a response to the cross-government consultation on the definition of domestic violence.

The response is based on: Emerging evidence from the Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups; Research into children’s experience of risk and child protection; Research into the mental health needs of children in the youth justice system; Internal expertise across safeguarding, child abuse, domestic violence, health and serious youth violence, held at the Office of the Children’s Commissioner.

The response is freely available to download here: http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/content/publications/content_568

New Report About Trauma & Violence in the Lives of Young People

A new report by Roger Grimshaw for the Centre for Crime & Justice Studies has been published: My story: young people talk about the trauma and violence in their lives.

The report was compiled through a series of in-depth conversations with young people imprisoned for serious violent acts. It offers an insight into the kind of severe, multiple and prolonged trauma experienced by many who while still children go on to perpetrate violent offences. The trauma recounted by the story tellers includes: witnessing domestic violence; abandonment and loss; neglect; sexual and physical abuse; kidnapping; growing up in a family where crime and violence is a normal state of affairs.
Published 23 November 2011
http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/mystory.html

Ending Gang & Youth Violence: Support to Local Areas

The Home Office has published information on the provisional funding allocations to local areas for additional support on gang and youth violence. Money is being targeted at an initial twenty-two areas in London, Liverpool, Manchester and the West Midlands which, as well as cash injections, will receive support and advice from the newly established ending gang and youth violence team.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/provisional-funding-allocations