The Youth Justice Board Annual Workload Data 2007-8 reported the rise in offences committed by young women coincided with a six per cent fall in offences committed by young men. Overall young people committed more than 17,000 fewer crimes last year than the year before, while the number of first-time entrants to the youth justice system fell by 10 per cent last year, beating the YJB's target of a five per cent drop.
A seperate report, Girls and Offending – Patterns, Perceptions and Interventions, also published by the Youth Justice Board today, called for support programmes for young women in the criminal justice system to receive "considerably more support". Researchers at London South Bank University found that girls prefer the building of one-to-one relationships and a female only environment, while boys prefer more structure and rules.
While the workload report showed the number of offences committed by young women had risen, an Ipsos Mori survey of young people, also published today, showed the proportion of young people committing a crime, including girls, has fallen compared to 2005.
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