Young People as Co‐producers in Policing across England. An Evaluation of the ‘Youth Commission’ on Police and Crime

Burns, Samantha

doi:10.1111/chso.12312

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“…Across a range of children’s services (Brady, 2020; Slay and Penny, 2014), and more recently in the youth justice field (Smithson et al, 2021), co-production as a conceptual framework has been promoted and adopted in practice to promote participatory ways of working with children. Insights from co-production literature are useful to maximise the voice of the child through viewing children as capable and knowledgeable ‘experts by experience’ (Brady, 2020; Burns, 2019; Tisdall, 2017). This can transform relationships between professionals and children.…”

Section: What Participation Means In Youth Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

Freedom From Symbolic Violence? Facilitators and Barriers to Participatory Practices in Youth Justice

Creaney¹,

Burns²

2023

Youth Justice

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The Child First Participation agenda in England marks a paradigm shift in youth justice. This solidifies a commitment to democratising decision-making processes with children. Drawing on interviews with children and professionals, this article explores the enablers and constraints to Child First participation in youth justice services, including how risk-oriented practices, managerialism and neo-liberal mechanisms constrain positive relationships with children. In this article, Bourdieu’s concept of ‘symbolic violence’ is used to explore systemic problems when engaging children in co-producing youth justice interventions. The article suggests how participatory practices can provide freedom from symbolic violence for both children and practitioners.

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confidence: 99%

Freedom From Symbolic Violence? Facilitators and Barriers to Participatory Practices in Youth Justice

Creaney¹,

Burns²

2023

Youth Justice

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“…In previous work on co-production with young people (Burns, 2019), the conceptualisation of transformative participation notably considered how equal and reciprocal relationships between young people and professionals are essential to forming interdependent partnerships. Within these interdependent partnerships, it is the role of adults which is particularly important to focus on.…”

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Exploring partnerships with justice-involved children in Hong Kong: the role of social workers and barriers towards transformation

Burns

2023

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Purpose This study aims to explore adult professional’s role using the conceptual framework of co-production. It proposes that when adult professionals recognise children’s expertise, they can form equal, interdependent partnerships as co-constructors of knowledge which are integral to co-production practice, but structural and cultural barriers persist when working with justice involved children. This study investigates the sociocultural context of Hong Kong to expand critical knowledge of co-production in youth justice. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a qualitative approach and reports on data gathered from participant observation and interviews with social workers in a local children’s service. Findings This paper empirically uncovers how missed opportunities for social workers to transform their role when working with justice involved children. Partnerships were highly valued as an important part of social workers role, but in practice, equal partnerships were met with institutional and cultural barriers, whereas interdependency formed but social workers still navigated tensions of regulating children’s behaviour. Research limitations/implications Deeper theoretical understanding of the structural and cultural impact on co-production across youth justice in the Hong Kong context remains to be explored, though focusing on the repositing of adult professional roles supports a greater understanding of the conflicting practice within youth justice. Practical implications Professionals can reflect critically on how their role as co-constructors of knowledge can be achieved to expand children’s meaningful participation into the planning and design of programmes to co-create objectives and share power. Originality/value This paper combines theory of co-production with local Asian practices, identifying how barriers towards transformation play out through relationships between children and front-line professionals.

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“…Professionals play an important role in co-production in that they are responsible for addressing the efforts of lay actors and sharing with them the responsibility for services (Burns, 2019). However, co-production challenges their traditional modus operandi and requires them to embrace new practices in which lay actors are equal partners with whom to share power over decisions and responsibilities (Verschuere et al, 2012;Williams et al, 2016;Kershaw et al, 2018).…”

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A comprehensive framework for the activation, management, and evaluation of Co-production in the public sector

Cepiku

Marsilio²,

Sicilia³

et al. 2022

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Young People as Co‐producers in Policing across England. An Evaluation of the ‘Youth Commission’ on Police and Crime

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

Freedom From Symbolic Violence? Facilitators and Barriers to Participatory Practices in Youth Justice

Freedom From Symbolic Violence? Facilitators and Barriers to Participatory Practices in Youth Justice

Exploring partnerships with justice-involved children in Hong Kong: the role of social workers and barriers towards transformation

A comprehensive framework for the activation, management, and evaluation of Co-production in the public sector

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