However, despite a 25 per cent reduction in the volumes of reoffending, young offenders who receive more serious community sentences or custodial sentences are as likely to offend again as they were when the youth justice system was brought in.
The National Audit Office estimates that in 2009 offending by all young people cost the economy between £8.5bn and £11bn.
The research found that the current number of first-time entrants is the lowest since comparable records began in 2001, while the number of young people held in custody has reduced by 14 per cent over the past five years. In addition, the proportion of all young offenders who reoffend fell from 40 per cent in 2000 to 37 per cent in 2008, with the volume of their reoffending dropping by 25 per cent.
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