Youth Justice
This page has lots of information and further reading around the theme Youth Justice. You can use this page to come up with ways to take action.
What are the issues for Youth Justice?
- You can download the NICCY policy briefing on Youth Justice (Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4,Page 5, Page 6) , and you can also download this is MS Word format here
- You can download the NICCY campaign briefing on Youth Justice here (Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6) , and you can also download this is MS Word format here
- To download the workshop on Youth Justice click here
- To find out how to use the Make It Right Campaign as an action project for the GCSE in Learning for Life and Work click here
For further information on Youth Justice see further reading section below.
Tell us what you think
You can use the online postcard here to tell us what you think Government should to to make it right.
Make it Right ! 
Once you have learned all about Youth Justice, we want you to take action. There are a number of ways you can do this:
Inform / educate others:
- Raise public awareness of issue (e.g. by making a video or writing to your local paper)
- Educate a specific group (e.g. do an awareness raising session in your local youth club or do the NICCY workshop on Youth Justice
- Try to get others involved in campaigning on the issue
Influence change:
- Affect legislation (e.g. send a petition to the government or letter to your local MLA)
- Influence public opinion (e.g. publish an article in your local newspaper)
Create something:
- Write a story or poem about youth justice
- Create piece of art or drama about children having their say about youth justice
Community Involvement:
- Help others (e.g. join an organisation who works with children in schools)
- Address a need (e.g. raise money for a charity who work for youth justice)
You could do something completely different. There are many ways to help children and young people, and many organisations who can help you.
Tell us about it
It’s really important that whatever you decide to do, tell us so we can use the information to influence government and make change. You can feedback to us in the following ways:
Make it Right Campaign
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Millennium House
17-25 Great Victoria Street
Belfast
BT2 7BA
Please Note - information we receive may be used on the NICCY website and in NICCY publications. Please ensure you have the appropriate consent from parents/carers and young people to send us the information.
Workshop links
For some suggestions and to do a workshop on Youth Justice click here
Organisations that can help
If you want to find out more about how NICCY can help click here. There are also many other organisations who can help, you can find out more by following the links below