Giving evidence to the London Assembly police and crime committee investigation into youth reoffending, Tim Bateman, reader in youth justice at the University of Bedfordshire, said that London was particularly pressured by staffing cuts to YOTs and other youth justice agencies because of higher rates of prosecution in the capital.
"There are some important differences in the picture for London and the way the criminal justice system responds [to youth offending]," explained Bateman.
"The rates of custody as measured by proportion of court convictions that result in a custodial disposal are higher in London than other areas. The proportion of children in London that get a non-custodial disposal is 13 per cent of children coming into the system and 33 per cent for the rest of the country."
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