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Theory into practice: County Lines, violence and changes to drug markets

Publication: November 2019
Paul Andell calls for new theories, policies and practices relating to youth violence and drug markets....

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The everyday and the remarkable: Valuing and evaluating youth work

Publication: October 2019
Doherty and de St Croix highlight tensions in measuring and evaluating youth work....

Breaching the Social Contract with Young People

Publication: October 2019
Bernard Davies updates the evidence on the ‘condition of youth’ in the UK today and outlines a range of personal and structural issues which young people are currently having to negotiate, often with declining support from key state services....

(Un)Happy 21st Birthday NEET! A genealogical approach to understanding young people Not in Education, Employment or Training

Publication: October 2019
Liam Wrigley traces how use of the term NEET has impacted on governance of young people over the last 21 years. ...

Creating Educational Synergies

Publication: September 2019
Coburn and Gormally argue it is time for youth workers to work with other educators and resist deficit framings of young people....

Is the youth work tide turning? MPs’ reports, a Youth Charter and a review of statutory guidance

Publication: August 2019
Bernard Davies responds to recent policy announcements on youth work...