Our publications

We have produced a number of publications with information on our programme and individual projects. Copies can be obtained from the Youth Justice Board’s publication site.

Below is a summary of what is available.

B426     Transforming Youth Justice - Wiring Up Youth Justice Annual Review

This is the Wiring Up Youth Justice Programme Review for 2008/09 and the Programme Plan for 2009/10.

B339      Wiring Up Youth Justice – Working Together (Issue 1)

This publication provides an overview of the Wiring Up Youth Justice programme, which is a group of interrelated projects that seek to ensure that youth justice practioners have the tools and information they need to do their jobs effectively.

B365      Wiring Up Youth Justice - Working Together (Issue 2)

This publication provides an overview of the Wiring Up Youth Justice programme, which is a group of interrelated projects that seek to ensure that youth justice practitioners have the tools and information they need to do their jobs effectively. 

B369      Wiring Up Youth Justice - Making Change Happen Annual Review 2007-8

This publication provides an overview of the ICT capability and business changes the youth justice system has undergone as part of the Wiring Up Youth Justice project.

B345      Wiring Up Youth Justice Case Study Number 1 (Castington)

This publication informs governors and staff of Young Offender Institutions about the implications of eAsset, a sentence management system for children and young people in the secure estate. It uses the experience of HMP and YOI Castington to illustrate how it can be successfully implemented.

B348      Wiring Up Youth Justice Case Study Number 2 (Eye)

Designed for youth offending teams (YOTs) and those working in the secure estate, this case study explains the benefits of Electronic Yellow Envelope (Eye) and how to prepare for, and implement, it. 

B368      Youth Justice Management Information System

This leaflet explains the new Youth Justice Management Information System (MIS), which will play a central role in improving practice and reducing risk for vulnerable young people. 

B384      Remote working leaflet

Remote Working, a Wiring Up Youth Justice project completed in April 2008, has enhanced the work of YOT practitioners by providing them with access to real-time case management information wherever they are. 

 B388      A4 PENY awareness leaflet

This leaflet for police and YOTs explains what the Police Electronic Notification to YOTs (PENY) process is, how it works, what happens next and the rollout.

B382      A2 Police PENY poster

This poster for police describes how to use the correct process for sending agreed information in a timely and secure way using Police Electronic Notification to YOTs (PENY).

B386      A4 YOT PENY desk drop

This desk drop for YOTs describes how to use the correct process for sending agreed information in a timely and secure way using Police Electronic Notification to YOTs (PENY). 

Practitioners may also be interested in the Wiring Up Youth Justice ebulletin which provides operational updates on all aspects of our programme.