YES - Debra Clothier, national policy development manager, Nacro
Let's stop thinking the criminal justice system can solve so many social and economic problems - the shocking number of young people in custody proves it is failing. We need to: reconsider the age of criminal responsibility; get young people suffering from mental health problems out of the system; provide looked-after children with additional support; and stop letting mistakes made by young people affect the rest of their lives - especially if it excludes them from education or work. We should remember involving victims shouldn't mean children's rights are no longer paramount.
YES - Joe Farrington-Douglas, senior research fellow for public services, the Institute for Public Policy Research
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