Overview
The Howard League is undertaking a two-year programme of work to end the criminalisation of children living in residential care. The project builds on from research we published in March 2016, which found that children living in children’s homes were being criminalised at much higher rates than other children, including those in other types of care. This is the first in a series of briefings to be published alongside a programme of research and campaign work. We aim to clarify why so many children in children’s homes are getting into trouble and to work with the police and children’s homes to find examples of best practice to prevent their unnecessary criminalisation. The programme is being supported by an expert advisory board, details of which can be found at www.howardleague.org.
