Smart Justice for Young People
SmartJustice for Young People launched on 18th October 2006 in Sadler's Wells in London.
Guests attending included Monty Don, gardening writer, television presenter and founder of the Monty Project for prolific offenders,
Turner Prize winners Grayson Perry and Gillian Wearing, Kidulthood stars Femi Oyeniran and Adam Deacon, ex-Cabinet Minister Clare
Short MP and the Prisons Minister Gerry Sutcliffe MP.
For photos of the london launch
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SmartJustice for Young People campaigns for more alternatives to prison and initiatives that tackle the causes of young people's
crimes. Instead of locking them up the Government should invest in tackling the causes of their crimes by providing:-
- More constructive activities for young people
- More support to improve parenting
- More mental health, drug and alcohol treatment in the community
- Improved community punishments where young offenders do compulsory work to pay back for the damage they've caused
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The SmartJustice for Young People EDM (Early Day Motion) in the House of Commons has been signed by 101 MPs. Is your MP one of them?
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