This online event will identify the principles of an effective assessment in the youth offending service. We will then explore two examples of effective assessment practice from the 'Black and mixed heritage boys in the youth justice system' thematic inspection; namely out-of-court disposal assessments in Hackney and trauma informed, anti racist pre-sentence reports in Lewisham. The event will end with an open question and answer session to allow those in attendance to clarify or explore any points covered.

Intended outcomes:
• Attendees will be able to identify HM Inspectorate of Probation’s expectations which underpin the assessment standards in youth justice services.
• Using real life examples attendees will understand the application of these expectations within pre-sentence reports and out-of-court-disposals.

In addition to HMIP representatives we also have the following guest speakers in attendance: 

Hackney:

Brendan Finegan, Service Manager, Youth Justice

Shelli Green, Team Leader - Young Hackney Prevention & Diversion Team 

Francesca Fadda-Archibald, Practice Development Manager

Lewisham:

Keith Cohen, Head of Youth Offending Service 

Jennifer Butler- Lewisham Operational Manager

This event is open to criminal justice staff and students only. Please register with your work or university email address. You will be asked to confirm your role and organisation at checkout. We may need to ask you to provide additional verification.

This is an online event, taking place on MS Teams. Please check in advance that you can access this platform. You may be required to use a personal device.

The event link will be included on the confirmation email and will not be sent out separately so please keep this safe and add it to your calendar.