Kevin Williams, chief executive of The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (Tact), children should be allowed to stay in the care system for longer so support can be provided if or when necessary.
He added that children often turn up in youth court without their social worker, a situation that can put them at a disadvantage.
"We are doing some work on when children offend and why they offend, and one in four have spent time in the care system," he said. "I would enable them to stay in the care system for longer."
Williams said children moving out of the care system and not receiving adequate support can be a recipe for "alcohol, drugs and then crime".
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