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Date: November 22, 2024 Fri
Time: 12:21 pm
Time: 12:21 pm
Results for juvenile diversion (u.k.)
1 results foundAuthor: Prison Reform Trust Title: Old Enough To Know Better? A briefing on young adults in the criminal justice system in England & Wales Summary: This briefing by the Out of Trouble programme, a five year campaign run by the Prison Reform Trust, to reduce the number of children and young people in prison, highlights the reforms needed to address the issue of 18- to 20-year-olds in the criminal justice system. According to the briefing, while 18- to 25-year-olds make up one in ten of the population as a whole, they account for a third of those sent to prison each year. Nearly two thirds of young people released from custody in the first quarter of 2008 reoffended within the year. The report argues that the criminal system is both failing to divert young men and women from falling into a pattern of offending in the first place, and then doing little to help them turn their lives around when they do. For the sake of future victims of crime, it argues, a more focused and intensive approach to rehabilitating young offenders in this age group is needed. The briefing calls on the government to build in its decision to reprieve the Youth Justice Board and apply its multi-agency approach to young adults as well as children, and makes a series of recommendations, including: introducing a robust community sentence, tailored to the specific needs of this age group; diverting first-time and low-level offenders out of the criminal justice system through the use of restorative pre-court disposal similar to the Youth Restorative Disposal; expanding the age-remit of youth offending teams (YOTs) to engage with 18-20 year-olds; developing sentencing guidelines specific to young adults; establishing specialist services for young adults both in the community and in prison that reduce alcohol and drug misuse as drivers to crime; ensuring that the new diversion and liaison schemes at police stations and courts are equipped to respond to the particular needs of young men and young women with mental health problems or learning difficulties and learning disabilities. Details: London: Prison Reform Trust, 2012. 16p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed on January 27, 2012 at http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Portals/0/Documents/OldEnoughToKnowBetter.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Portals/0/Documents/OldEnoughToKnowBetter.pdf Shelf Number: 123838 Keywords: Juvenile Detention (U.K.)Juvenile Diversion (U.K.)Juvenile Inmates (U.K.)Offender RehabilitationSentencing Guidelines |