Crime, its causes and consequences concern us all, particularly if children are involved.
Unitas is an education charity specialising in criminal justice, offering transformational learning opportunities for anyone wanting to learn more about or work in the youth and criminal justice systems.
We provide high quality, vocationally relevant courses and degrees, that are affordable and accessible to all. The largest provider of youth justice programmes in the UK, having taught over 3000 students since 2012, we also recently established the Youth Justice Institute in partnership with other key organisations, to identify and disseminate the latest research and evaluation evidence to help practitioners improve outcomes for children.
We commission leading academics, highly experienced managers, and skilled practitioners from a wide range of organisations to design our courses and their materials. We also employ people with extensive experience of the youth and criminal justice systems. Our courses combine academic rigour with vocational relevance and students are supported by staff who combine specialist subject knowledge with an understanding of its practical application.
We are passionately committed to improving outcomes for children who have been involved in the criminal justice system by helping improve the knowledge and skills of those working with them. Unitas pioneered the innovative Summer Arts Colleges programme which has benefited over 3000 children over the past fifteen years. Working with staff from 85 Youth Offending Services keeps us closely attuned to the reality of working with the most troubled and vulnerable children in our society and generates invaluable research material to inform our learning programmes and help develop practice.