YJB

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YJB is the public body responsible for overseeing the youth justice system in England and Wales, aiming to prevent offending and reoffending by children and young people.

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Label Occurrences
YJB canonical 2

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf non‑departmental public body ⓘ
public body ⓘ
youth justice organisation ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
emphasises prevention of first‑time offending ⓘ
reduction of reoffending ⓘ
focusesOn children ⓘ
young people ⓘ
fullName Youth Justice Board for England and Wales ⓘ
hasAbbreviation YJB ⓘ
hasTargetGroup children in trouble with the law ⓘ
young people in trouble with the law ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
languageOfOperation English ⓘ
objective enhance public protection through effective youth justice ⓘ
improve outcomes for children in the youth justice system ⓘ
oversees youth offending teams ⓘ
policyArea crime prevention ⓘ
rehabilitation of young offenders ⓘ
primaryAim prevent offending by children and young people ⓘ
prevent reoffending by children and young people ⓘ
regionServed England and Wales ⓘ
responsibleFor youth justice system in England and Wales ⓘ
role advise government on youth justice matters ⓘ
collect and publish data on youth justice ⓘ
commission research on youth justice ⓘ
monitor performance of the youth justice system ⓘ
promote effective practice in youth justice ⓘ
sector criminal justice ⓘ
youth justice ⓘ
typeOfOrganisation arm’s‑length body ⓘ
worksWith courts ⓘ
local authorities ⓘ
police ⓘ
secure estate for children and young people ⓘ

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