Clare's* violent behaviour had escalated to the point where there was nothing else for it.
Aged 15, she was put behind bars where she continued to be violent.
On her release she was tagged at night and subject to an Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Order.
She breached her order and within two months was back in custody.
Her future appeared bleak. But then Westminster Youth Offending Team's (YOT) social worker referred her to colleagues within social services.
"We realised her home life was the major factor in her offending and something we couldn't address at the YOT," recalls Gemma Eade, a social worker at Westminster YOT.
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