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Needs or deeds? youth justice in Finland and England and Wales

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Abstract

Today a host of special commissions, governmental working groups, policy ‘think tanks’ and penal pressure groups are re-thinking youth justice. This is partly because the reformed system introduced by NewLabourin1998appears to have had little impact upon re-offending rates, but largely because it has proved to be extremely expensive. The emerging consensus appears to be that we are locking up too many children and young people; that we are locking them up in the wrongplaces andthat, whenwelockthemup,we are far too concerned with their deeds and uninterested in their needs.

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Research Output:
Contribution to journal
Article
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Original language

English

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Prison Service Journal (Volume 197)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/10/2011

Publication status

Published - 01/10/2011

ISSN

0300-3558

Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/224980

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