After all, article 37 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states: "The arrest, detention or imprisonment of a child shall be in conformity with the law and shall be used only as a last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time."
Reoffending among male juveniles ran at 80 per cent in 1999, compared with 55 per cent for male adults. But as our cover feature this week shows (see p12), an increasing amount of youth work is being carried out within the confines of young offenders' institutions. This is encouraging.
As well as the YMCA's Partnerships in Prisons programme, a young offenders e2e (Entry to Employment) scheme is being piloted by the Learning and Skills Council, Youth Justice Board and Learning Alliance in three regions.
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