This badge was issued to James Michael Reed on 28 December 2025.

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This badge has been issued for participating in the free non-accredited course Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime. This course supported demonstration of the following learning outcomes: describe the youth justice systems operating in the UK; appreciate the significance of different approaches to children's offending behaviour within the UK; understand more about children's experiences of victimisation and crime; appreciate there are many ways of reducing the harms some children can cause; appreciate how differences around gender, race, ethnicity and social class operate in youth justice. You can review the course at the following link: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/youth-justice-the-uk-children-young-people-and-crime/content-section-overview. This badge does not represent formal credit or award from The Open University. It does demonstrate participation in informal learning activity.

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