When do you accept that locking up a child or young person may be in their own best interests?
A case manager with a youth offending team reveals how he accepted that a secure unit was the best course of action for a young offender.
I had known a boy on and off since he was 11. His mother and stepfather were supportive and he presented few problems at home. But outside of the home he had started getting into trouble with school and the police.
When he was 12, he received a six-month referral order for burglary at his school. His compliance with the order was good but his behaviour was getting worse and an assault on a teacher led to his exclusion from school.
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