Understanding and challenging justice inequalities
Tue 21 Apr 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BST Online, Teams
Join us as we explore the latest research and innovative work to understand and challenge justice inequalities for children and young people who come into conflict with Scotland’s care and justice systems, focusing on two ground-breaking pieces of work.
Firstly, Lucien will present key findings from the Coalition of Racial Equality and Rights’ (CRER) powerful report, Racial inequality in Scotland: State of the nation – volume 1 report, published November 2025. As well as identifying critical data gaps, Lucien will cover what the available data tells us about racialised inequalities in the policing and detention of children and young people, alongside their involvement with the Children’s Hearings System.
Then Julia Swann from CYCJ will share reflections from the Challenging Justice Inequalities project, which aims to address critical gaps in our understanding of how intersecting inequalities impact children in conflict with the law. Funded by the Nuffield Foundation, this innovative participatory research project has brought together CYCJ, CELCIS and University of Strathclyde’s schools of Education and Law, alongside children with direct experience of the justice system
Following the presentations, there will be time for questions from the audience.
Important Info:
This webinar will be recorded and shared on the CYCJ website. Cameras and mics will be switched off to all attendees, only the speakers and organisers of the event will have their cameras on. If you have any questions throughout the webinar you will be able to add them into the chat and the speakers will try to answer as many as possible at the end.
All registered attendees will be contacted with team's link 24 hours before each session. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact cycj@strath.ac.uk.
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