CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE NOW

[Alison J Stevens]

Why do children and young people join gangs?

presents a half-day seminar

Children and Gangs

Wednesday 26 January 2011
2.00pm - 5.00pm, Central Hall Westminster

First 50 places receive a £30 discount

Children & Young People Now invites you to Children and Gangs,a half-day seminar presenting the results of exclusive pioneeringresearch into why 10-to 14-year olds join gangs. You will also hear howone project in London works successfully with children to combatgang-related activity, and take part in a Question Time-style debatearound the issues of children joining gangs with our panel of experts.

Click here to take advantage of our Early Bird special offer

Programme highlights include:

• Exclusive research
  Qa Research presents the results of some pioneering qualitativeresearch among 10 to 14-year-olds from Britain's inner cities abouttheir involvement in gangs

• Success in practice
  A case study on how a project has successfully worked to combat gang-related activity and deter children from joining gangs

• Question Time - style panel debate
  Debate on what leads children to join gangs and how to prevent themfrom doing so, with a representative from the government, the police,the youth sector, a think tank and a young person, with questions fromthe audience

Click here to view the full agenda for the afternoon.

		Paul Oginsky Government youth policy adviser
		Richard Bryan Managing Director Qa Research
		Carl Bussey Detective Chief Superintendent - Territorial Policing Metropolitan Police
		Adele Eastman Senior Policy Specialist Centre for Social Justice
		Paul Fletcher Director for Policy and Development Rathbone
		Eliza Rebeiro Founder Lives Not Knives Campaign
		Daniel Smyth Young Persons Specialist (mental health and substance misuse) Brent Centre for Young People

www.childrenandgangs.com