The Youth Justice Reinvestment Pathfinder Initiative, aimed at drastically lowering youth custody levels, is being launched in Birmingham, east London, west London and West Yorkshire.
Out of these areas, only West Yorkshire was unaffected by public disorder last month. The impact on the other areas has resulted in increased numbers of young people going through the courts and being remanded or sentenced to custody.
It has also stretched youth offending teams, already under pressure from budget cuts, in terms of manpower and additional costs. It is unclear how continuing pressure on staff in the wake of the riots will affect their ability to pursue the necessary projects to reduce custody levels.
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