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Young black people and the criminal justice system – first annual report

Sunday 21 December 2008 at 8:28 pm | In News | 1 Comment

The Ministry of Justice refers to the levels of crime involving young black people as “the over-representation of young black people in the criminal justice system”.  Young black people represent fewer than 3% of all 10-17 year olds but constitute 6% of those within the youth justice system—a figure which has remained constant for the past five years.

The Home Affairs Select Committee published on 15 June 2007 the report of its inquiry ‘Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System’.

The government published its formal response on 18 October 2007. Detailed proposals for the delivery of improved outcomes for young black people were published on 13 December 2007, which set out the governance and reporting arrangements for delivering the government’s commitments.

One of the commitments made was to provide the committee with an annual report of progress in each year up to 2011. The first annual report is here, Young black people and the criminal justice system – first annual report.

Related links

• Report: Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System

• Government’s response to report: Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System