A report released last week by the Youth Justice Board shows that breach rates for a pilot 12-month intensive supervision and surveillance programme (ISSP) were lower than the six-month scheme.
But the YJB decided not to roll out the longer scheme, which was piloted from October 2004 to September 2005.
A spokesman said: It proved to be a useful tool for dealing with serious offenders with reasonable completion rates, but sentencers didnt like it and preferred the six-month option as they felt it was working well and had confidence in it.The pilot has influenced the 12-month intensive supervision and surveillance option in the Governments criminal justice bill. This will be one of a menu of options making up the proposed single community sentence the youth rehabilitation order.
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