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Youth Crime and Justice
Youths and Crime
2010/11 - 210,600 youths aged 10-17 were arrested
59,335 sentences given to all offences to young people in 2011/12
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Most jurisdictions have different approaches to dealing with youths to avoid them entering a formalised court room and to stop re-offending
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The Crime and Disorder Act, 1998
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Labour government's emphasis on 'tough on crime, tough on all causes of crime' (Newburn, 2012)
The offender becomes part of a wide range of intervention strategies that combine rehabilitate and punitive aspects to limit re-offending
Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme (ISSP) 2001 - organised for the re-offending youth, 25 hours a week of specific activities, curfews and tagging.
Respect Action Plan 2006 - addressing anti-social behaviour through: working with families, improving school behaviour & attendance, involving young people in positive activities, strengthening communities & effective enforcement of the law
The Criminal Justice & Immigration Act 2008 which introduced Youth Rehabilitation Order and Youth Conditional Caution
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Gottfredson & Hirschi (1983) - the age-crime distribution 'represents one of the brute facts of criminology."
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Sentencing
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Custody
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Since 2009, the number of youths in custody is decreasing
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