Film: SENTENCE TROUBLE calls for young defendants with communication needs to have an intermediary

The Communication Trust has made this film for youth justice practitioners working with young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).  

Sentence Trouble has been produced to improve the skills and confidence of youth offending teams, lawyers, secure estate staff, magistrates and the police so they are able to recognise SLCN and reflect on their own communication skills.

 It contains the views of experts such as Diz Minnitt from The Association of Youth Offending Team Managers and Haringey magistrate, Linda Logan.

The film makes a strong case for better communication skills within the youth justice workforce and calls for changes in the law to ensure young defendants with SLCN have the same rights as witnesses to an intermediary, who can support them to communicate with a police officer or judge. 

You can view the film here: http://www.sentencetrouble.info/film