A project showing children what it is like to be sentenced to custody has a lasting effect on pupils, research has found.

An evaluation of community and safety awareness days (CSADs) run by educational charity The No Way Trust, stated that overall satisfaction rates were high, with more than 98 per cent of children stating that they found the course either “valuable" or "very valuable”.

The day-long classroom events have a "prisoner for the day" theme and feature core workshops delivered by agencies, including the prison service, drug and crime agencies, fire and police services, magistrates’ courts, victim support and youth offending teams. 

Activities include local magistrates staging mock trials together with real solicitors and court clerks, and visits to a replica prison cell inside a van.

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