Policing and Children Conference
Policing and Children
This national conference, held on 6 December 2012 in Birmingham, looked at the role of the police in keeping children out of the penal system, interactions between children and the police and children’s rights and participation.
Speakers included:
- Jacqui Cheer QPM, Temporary Chief Constable, Cleveland Police - you can download her presentation here
- John Drew, Chief Executive, Youth Justice Board
- Kate Green MP, Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System
- David Hanson MP, Shadow Minister for Policing
- Gwanwyn Mason, Head of MPS Youth Strategy & Engagement, Metropolitan Police - you can download her presentation here
- Paul McKeever, Chair of the Police Federation
- Professor Jo Phoenix, Durham University - you can download her presentation here
- Drusilla Sharpling, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary - you can download her presentation here
- Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions
Download the conference agenda
Workshop contributions included:
The detention of children in police custody
- Anita Dockley, Research Director, The Howard League for Penal Reform - download the summary of the Howard League report
- Shauneen Lambe, Executive Director, Just For Kids Law
Resolving not criminalising: policing practices which are keeping children out of the penal system
- Jo Rowland, Head of Criminal Justice and Custody, Hampshire Constabulary
- PC Jill Shields
- PC Lea Butcher, Gloucestershire Constabulary - download the presentation slides
Policing and criminalisation of sexually exploited children
- Sheila Taylor, Director, National Working Group for Sexually Exploited Children and Young People
- Professor Jo Phoenix, Durham University
A Question Time panel of young people will discuss: ‘Can the police listen to young people?’
Youth representatives from:
- U R Boss project
- Just for Kids Law
- Wandsworth Youth Council
- Stopwatch
- National Council for Voluntary Youth Services.
U R Boss
U R Boss is a ground breaking youth justice project that provides an enhanced legal service shaped by and for young people in custody and those recently released into the community.
It is a project led by young people for young people that is part of the Howard League for Penal Reform.
