After last month's storm of criticism that followed the publication of atraining manual authorising secure training centre staff to usecontroversial techniques including elbow blows to the face, the YouthJustice Board (YJB) has outlined plans to reduce the use ofrestraint.
John Drew, chief executive of the YJB, said that a comprehensivetraining package on "conflict resolution" will be rolled out, beginningwith a pilot in a secure training centre once the plans have beenrubber-stamped by the Restraint Accreditation Board. He said while hebelieves restraint is only used as a last resort the changes could leadto a fall in its use.
"It has been a process of constant reform and improvement over the past10 years," Drew said. "We have constantly refined the system. No doubtit (conflict resolution training) will not be the final answer but oncewe have introduced the new system we will find ways of improvingit."
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