Mary Duffy, chair of the Magistrates' Association's Youth Courts Committee, said magistrates were concerned about The Scaled Approach's suggestion that the primary goal of interventions with juvenile criminals should be to prevent reoffending by young people. "Magistrates are trained to always start by considering the seriousness of the offence before looking at aggravating or mitigating circumstances," she said. "Sentences should start by making sure that young people understand the seriousness of their crime and not...