30 March, 2026
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.