The YJB's response to the government's plan, which came out in July, said more was needed to get local councils providing apprenticeships and jobs for juvenile offenders.
It also supported the plan's policy of making reparation projects more visible to the public, but with the caveat that highly visible community payback schemes could make young offenders more identifiable and disengage them from their community.
Frances Done, chair of the YJB, said the government's plan set out a clear direction for the future of youth justice: "The Youth Crime Action Plan moves on from the unhelpful debate about welfare versus justice and instead provides a framework that takes account of the need for prevention, enforcement and support," she said.
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