Over the past decade, the number of young people convicted of offences and getting involved in the youth justice system has fallen substantially. This is partly due to changes in how low-level crime is responded to, but also a testament to the increased focus placed on early intervention and prevention by youth justice services.
However, as youth offending has fallen overall, a higher proportion of young people who come into the system are repeat offenders and those with the most entrenched behaviour problems. Statistics shows the proportion of young people who reoffend within 12 months of being convicted of a crime has risen in the past 10 years, with more than two-thirds of those who receive a custodial sentence going on to reoffend.
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