Enforcement. Non-negotiable support. Prevention. These three principles are the central planks of the much-awaited Youth Crime Action Plan.
The £100m plan mixed reannouncements with new measures, such as giving the public a say on reparation work by offenders on community service and penalties for parents if their child fails to complete a sentence. However, although the plan was widely welcomed by the children's sector, some had reservations about whether it goes far enough.
Andrew Neilsen, assistant director of the Howard League for Penal Reform, says the plan is a disappointment. "They've parked a lot of interesting ideas on the backburner, despite a long consultation process feeding into the plan," he says. Neilsen says the current political climate could mean the government held back.
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