According to the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) this would help cut the number of young people in custody. Last year the number rose by six per cent.
New research from ippr called for community justice panels to be set up where victims and community representatives can confront young offenders.
Targets should be replaced with a tiered system for youth justice, meaning only the most severe crimes were dealt with in criminal courts. Less serious crime and antisocial behaviour should be handled by the new panels and through restorative justice, where the offender meets the victim, the think tank said.
According to ippr this would help stop re-offending through the community, the victim, and the young offender’s family, school and friends all working together.
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