What is the impact of joint protocols between police and children's residential homes in Wales?

这项研究将调查警察与寄宿儿童和青少年(CYP)的接触是如何通过正式协议的存在而形成的。儿童保护组织参与刑事司法系统的可能性增加，这可能对他们的长期福祉产生不利影响。该项目将采用由现实主义框架提供信息的多方法研究设计。量化部分将利用匿名的警察数据来探索警察对有协议和没有协议的养老院的反应。通过对青年团、院舍护理人员和警察的访谈收集的定性数据，将在四个案例研究引用中探索方案的经验。

This study will examine how police contact with children and young people (CYP) in residential care is shaped by the presence of formal protocols. CYP have an increased likelihood of being involved with the criminal justice system, this can have an adverse impact on their long-term well-being. This project will employ a multi-method research design informed by a realist framework. The quantitative component will utilise anonymised police data to explore police responses to residential care homes where protocols do and do not exist. Qualitative data collected via interviews with CYP, residential care staff and police officers, will explore the experience of protocols at four case study cites.