{"id":7022,"date":"2021-09-28T13:33:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?p=7022"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:04:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T13:04:05","slug":"whats-in-a-sentence-young-people-have-their-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?p=7022","title":{"rendered":"WHATS IN A SENTENCE \u2013 YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THEIR SAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7022\" class=\"elementor elementor-7022\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12d9bd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12d9bd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-538d9b7\" data-id=\"538d9b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526490f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"526490f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><b>BY MARGARET SMITH<\/b><br><br>Policy, Planning &amp; Development Officer, Community Justice Glasgow<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53674e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53674e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-5405590 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5405590\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa68b7d\" data-id=\"aa68b7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b56196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4b56196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa24ce6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa24ce6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d5e0b3\" data-id=\"2d5e0b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c20bb82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c20bb82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>The voices of those who experience justice <\/b>are key to a system that works \u2013 those who experience know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/works-reduce-reoffending-summary-evidence\/\"><span class=\"s1\">What Works<\/span><\/a> to reduce their offending or risk of further. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Community Justice Partners in Glasgow have always understood the value in engaging<\/b> with those who directly experience the justice system in order to improve services for better outcomes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>Indeed, the Partnership has recently invested in <b><i>Your Voice <\/i><\/b>which you can read all about in the article <b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?p=7016\">RESPECTING YOURVOICE FOR BETTER OUTCOMES.<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>In this vein, I was pleased to recently see the report to the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk\/media\/2130\/20210803-a-qualitative-exploration-of-the-attitudes-of-young-people-to-the-ssc-draft-guideline-and-sentencing-of-young-people-in.pdf\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sentencing Council of Scotland<\/b><\/span><\/a> on the qualitative research undertaken between July 2019 and January 2020 by the University of West of Scotland<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk\/media\/2130\/20210803-a-qualitative-exploration-of-the-attitudes-of-young-people-to-the-ssc-draft-guideline-and-sentencing-of-young-people-in.pdf\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>the Attitudes of Young People to the Sentencing of Young People in Scotland<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/b>The research was commissioned to explore the opinions of young people, including those with convictions, on sentencing and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk\/sentencing-guidelines\/methodology\/stage-2-development-of-a-draft-guideline\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>draft sentencing guideline<\/b><\/span><\/a>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>The findings will inform progress of the next stages of the guideline which will be submitted to the <span class=\"s2\">High Court for approval in due course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>You can <\/b><span class=\"s3\"><b>CLICK THE PICTURE LINK BELOW<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b>to read the full report.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ac9ef1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-153b1c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"153b1c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0238654\" data-id=\"0238654\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03105ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03105ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk\/media\/2130\/20210803-a-qualitative-exploration-of-the-attitudes-of-young-people-to-the-ssc-draft-guideline-and-sentencing-of-young-people-in.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1-20-797x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7025\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1-20-797x1024.jpg 797w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1-20-234x300.jpg 234w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1-20-768x986.jpg 768w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1-20-1196x1536.jpg 1196w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1-20-1595x2048.jpg 1595w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1-20.jpg 1788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a4403b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a4403b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8555eac\" data-id=\"8555eac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c6aad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e0c6aad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcdd5f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcdd5f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d09f6c4\" data-id=\"d09f6c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cce88c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cce88c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>The main findings\/attitudes from the young people who participated included support for:<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li3\">rehabilitation as the primary purpose of sentencing young people;<\/li><li class=\"li3\">sentences having a part in repairing the harm done to and protecting victims and communities.<\/li><\/ul><blockquote><p class=\"p5\"><i>\u201cWhen asked about what sentences should be trying to do for victims, responses included statements that sentences should \u201cbring justice to the victim\u201d and should show that something is being done in response to the offence, including repairing the harm done. Participants felt that the victim should be listened to, and that help should be provided to the victim as well as the person who had offended.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote><p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk\/news-and-media\/news\/views-of-14-25-year-olds-on-the-sentencing-of-young-people-explored-in-new-report\/\"><i>https:\/\/www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk\/news-and-media\/news\/views-of-14-25-year-olds-on-the-sentencing-of-young-people-explored-in-new-report\/<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li8\"><span class=\"s4\">a young person\u2019s maturity, capacity for change, and their best interests being taken into account;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li8\"><span class=\"s4\">a graduated approach to age rather than a cut-off point (i.e. the age at which someone is dealt with through the youth and adult systems);<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li8\"><span class=\"s4\">childhood family circumstances and relationship being considered (a broader understanding of <b>*Adverse Childhood Experiences<\/b>);<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li8\"><span class=\"s4\">Community Payback Orders with supervision as the best option from a range of sentencing options (addressing the needs of young people);<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"li8\"><span class=\"s4\">prison as a last resort only for protection of the public\/serious offences &#8211; (viewed as punishment without learning and unlikely to achieve rehabilitation); and<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li8\"><span class=\"s4\">the introduction of an option that would provide mental health support as part of an integrated sentence;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\">*For more information on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) you can read the articles (2019-20):<\/p><p class=\"p9\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/intro-from-tom\/\">MEETING THE CHALLENGES FROM THE ROOTS UP<\/a><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p9\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/severe-and-multiple-disadvantage-at-the-root-of-offending-behaviour\/\">SEVERE AND MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION \u2013 AT THE ROOT OF OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-782b72a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"782b72a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cefc76\" data-id=\"2cefc76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4aceb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d4aceb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>BY MARGARET SMITH Policy, Planning &amp; 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