With reoffending rates among young offenders running at 75 per cent, the issue of rehabilitation is one the youth justice sector is yet to properly get to grips with.
Schemes such as intensive fostering, resettlement and restorative justice have all been heralded to be part of the solution, but provision of such initiatives across England and Wales remains patchy.
Although Justice Secretary Ken Clarke made no mention of youth justice when outlining his vision for a new way of commissioning rehabilitation services, many believe it is on the cards for the sector.
So what would a "rehabilitation revolution" mean for youth justice, how would it work and what potential issues could there be?
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