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13/10/2005
Youth justice conference takes centre stage in Belfast
Working to improve how the criminal justice system engages with young people will be the focus of a major conference starting today in Belfast.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Youth Justice Conference will bring together those who work with young people, from police officers, Youth Offending Teams, local authorities, magistrates, probation officers and social workers to those involved in the community and voluntary sectors.
Delegates will examine the key issues that have had a real impact on youth crime at a local and national level over the past 12 months and consider the emerging priorities for the year ahead.
PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Paul Leighton, who will open the conference which finishes on Friday, said: “The Police Service is delighted to be hosting this conference which I am confident will make a valuable contribution to the issue of young people and the criminal justice system.
"No one has all the answers to the problems which we face in this challenging area but ideas and exchanges nurtured in Belfast will, hopefully, assist practitioners in Northern Ireland and beyond to provide some of the solutions.”
More than 200 delegates will take part in the two-day conference which will examine a number of crucial issues including: Drugs in Schools and Policing; Young People and Weapons; Neighbourhood Policing and Youth Engagement; and Youth Conferencing.
(MB/SP)
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Youth Justice Conference will bring together those who work with young people, from police officers, Youth Offending Teams, local authorities, magistrates, probation officers and social workers to those involved in the community and voluntary sectors.
Delegates will examine the key issues that have had a real impact on youth crime at a local and national level over the past 12 months and consider the emerging priorities for the year ahead.
PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Paul Leighton, who will open the conference which finishes on Friday, said: “The Police Service is delighted to be hosting this conference which I am confident will make a valuable contribution to the issue of young people and the criminal justice system.
"No one has all the answers to the problems which we face in this challenging area but ideas and exchanges nurtured in Belfast will, hopefully, assist practitioners in Northern Ireland and beyond to provide some of the solutions.”
More than 200 delegates will take part in the two-day conference which will examine a number of crucial issues including: Drugs in Schools and Policing; Young People and Weapons; Neighbourhood Policing and Youth Engagement; and Youth Conferencing.
(MB/SP)
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