Authors Kathy S Hampson
Published in Youth Justice, Volume 18, Issue 1 (2017)
This research examines how well the strengths-based desistance approach in youth justice has been rolled out in practice and makes suggestions for areas of improvement.
A risk-oriented youth justice model has dominated the system in England and Wales, resulting in a massive influx of young people entering the youth justice system. Research by McAra and McVie (2010) suggests that entering the system can lead to further offending. These concerns have led to changes, which have reduced the numbers of young people accessing the system; however rates of reoffending are still rising, according to Youth Justice Board (YJB) and Ministry of Justice figures published in 2016.
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