The youth justice system has achieved several notable successes in recent years. Headline figures for both first-time entrants to custody and the overall number of young people in the secure estate have fallen significantly. However, reoffending rates have rather undermined these achievements and remained stubbornly high.
Supporting young people to find decent accommodation, address any mental health, substance misuse or complex family problems, and get a job or training place upon release from custody, remains a huge challenge.
Youth reoffending figures have fallen only slightly in the past decade, from 76.8 per cent in 2000 to 69.7 per cent in 2009/10.
But behind the seemingly limited progress, the high-profile Daedalus pilot project in London is providing some hope that the government’s vision of a "rehabilitation revolution" can be achieved.
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