Abstract
Figures published by the Ministry of Justice show significant progress against New Labour's targets to reduce reoffending by young people within the youth justice system. The outgoing government was, unsurprisingly, quick to infer that such findings constituted corroboration of the improved effectiveness of youth justice practice under their administration. This article considers whether such an inference is warranted and discusses other potential explanations of the data.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 28-35 |
| Journal | Safer Communities |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2010 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- youth justice
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