... the centralised governmental pressures placed on YJB Cymru, their role in seeking to mediate policy and practice in the Welsh context and their overarching desire to support and guide YOTs in Wales through reflective partnership working. Staff reflected on the nature of this relationship as enabling YOTs...

...Tim Bateman Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the tension between government protestations that youth justice policy is evidence-led and what the evidence implies in the context of the age of criminal responsibility. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form...

... to reflect power relations between the centre and the regions and the political orientations of local authorities. Gian Guido Nobili Consultant in Research Activities, Safe Cities Project, Emilia-Romagna Region KEY WORDS Italy community safety government policing INTRODUCTION For over ten years local...