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Young people and the law

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• Age of criminal responsibility
• Alcohol and young people
• What happens if a child under 10 breaks the law?
• What happens if your child gets in trouble with the police
• Young people in custody
• Youth crime prevention programmes
• Youth offending teams

Crime, justice and the law

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• Courts, sentencing and tribunals

  Attending courts, paying fines, appealing a sentence, jury service and tribunals

• Prisons and probation

  Sentencing, probation and support for families of prisoners

• Reporting crimes and getting compensation

  Including criminal injuries compensation and reporting suspected crimes

• Young people and the law

  Includes legal rights, youth offending teams and crime prevention

• Your rights and the law

  Includes being arrested, cautions, discrimination and consumer rights

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