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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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Results for racially motivated crime
1 results foundAuthor: Wilcox, Aidan Title: Racially Motivated Offending and Targeted Interventions Summary: The aim of the research was to identify the prevalence of racially motivated offending among young people in England and Wales and to shed light on the response to racially motivated offending within the youth justice system. The research required a multi-method approach and this consisted of the following four strands: a literature review; an analysis of Themis (software used by YOTs and the YJB to record information about young people who offend) data; the distribution of a survey to all YOTs and secure establishments in England and Wales; and site visits to selected YOTs and secure establishments. A literature review was conducted to provide a theoretical basis for the research and this assisted in the development of the research instruments used – survey and interview schedules. The YJB provided the authors of the report with aggregate Themis data for the period from 2002/03 to 2006/07 for the 157 YOTs in England and Wales. This data was analysed and an assessment of trends and the prevalence of racially motivated offending was formulated. The data was complemented with more inclusive data sources, including the British Crime Survey. In order to establish the extent of provision for racially motivated offenders in the youth justice system, a survey was sent to all YOTs and secure establishments. To ensure that a high response rate was achieved, establishments were reminded frequently to return the survey. This persistent approach resulted in a 78.4% response rate. Responding YOTs were found to be representative of all YOTs in terms of geographical location and rural/urban mix. A purposive sample of responding establishments was then visited and interviews were conducted with practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of the different types of intervention in operation. Interviews were also conducted with the young people who had been subject to an intervention for racially motivated offenders, in order to explore the motivations for their offending and ascertain their views of the work they had undertaken during the intervention. In addition to interviewing practitioners and young people, notes of the resources used by each of the establishments were made. It had been hoped to conduct a limited amount of observation of practice, but this did not prove feasible. Twenty-one site visits were made between November 2007 and March 2008, and 38 practitioners and 17 young people were interviewed. Details: London: Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, 2010. 200p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 14, 2010 at: http://www.yjb.gov.uk/publications/Resources/Downloads/Racially%20Motivated%20Offending%20and%20Targeted%20Interventions.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.yjb.gov.uk/publications/Resources/Downloads/Racially%20Motivated%20Offending%20and%20Targeted%20Interventions.pdf Shelf Number: 119963 Keywords: Hate CrimesJuvenile OffendersRacially Motivated Crime |