Young Voices and Respect

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Young Voices and Respect

• YOUNG VOICES
• Youth participation and young people in conflict
  with the law.
• Liam Quigley
• Mat Crozier

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Young Voices and Respect
YOUNG VOICES

• A youth participation initiative of Include
  Youth
• For young people with experience of the Criminal
  Justice System
• (or are at risk of involvement)

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Young Voices and Respect
YOUNG VOICES

• Based in Northern Ireland
• Youth work approach
• Works with young people in custody and in the
  community
• Person centred focus

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Young Voices and Respect
INCLUDE YOUTH
An independent organisation that actively
promotes the best interests of and best practice
with young people in need or at risk.
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Young Voices and Respect

• Young Voices works with
• Criminal Justice Inspectorate
• Youth Justice Agency
• Police Service Northern Ireland
• Probation Board Northern Ireland
• Prison Service
• Politicians
• Children Young Peoples Unit (NI Assembly)

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Young Voices and Respect
Represents young peoples views by

• Young people meeting researchers, politicians,
  policy makers, senior civil servants
• Young people involved in conferences
• DVD resources
• Young peoples opinions inform training for
  professionals

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Young Voices and Respect

• Youth participation
• a conversation with young people
• the passing of information from young people to
  adults

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Young Voices and Respect

• Adults spread information through
• Advisory groups
• Conferences
• Forums
• Councils
• Parliaments

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Young Voices and Respect

• Young people spread information through
• Spending time together
• Developing relationships
• Social activities
• New technology
• These are youth models

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Young Voices and Respect

• Young people involved in crime
• Do not willingly engage with services
• Resist rigid organisation and structure
• May have an aversion to authority
• Believe expressing their views is pointless

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Young Voices and Respect

• What works for Young Voices
• Good relationships and respect
• - Informal approach flexibility
• Supporting participants
• Recognising contribution of young people
• Feeding back to participants (as much as
  possible)
• Assuming young people know more than us
• Independence of the project

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Young Voices and Respect
CONTACT Mat Crozier Liam Quigley 0044 28
90311007 mat_at_includeyouth.org www.includeyouth.org
People think ones like us are just hoods. Nobody
ever asks us what we think or what we want