Research and analysis
Understanding racial disparity
How racial disparity affects children in their early years and within the youth justice system.
Applies to England and Wales
Documents
Details
This publication, updated from 2020, pulls together a wide range of verified and published data to shed light on any disparities in a child’s formative years, health, education, interaction with the police and involvement in the youth justice system.
It contains:
- a presentation which features an audio recording from our youth ambassadors (for best results use a modern browser like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge)
- of this presentation
- that summarises the main findings
Read this blog by Keith Fraser, YJB Chair and Board Champion for Over-Represented Children, to see why the YJB thinks this is important.
If you require an alternative version email comms@yjb.gov.uk.
Updates to this page
Published 2 December 2021