Analysis: Youth custody - Are secure homes on their way out?

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

As Gladstone House, a secure children's home in Liverpool prepares to be shut down, Sue Leaner explores why local authorities have opted to rid themselves of these facilities in recent years and what can be done to reverse this damaging trend.

Child in secure accommodation. Credit: Lorne Campbell/Guzelian
Child in secure accommodation. Credit: Lorne Campbell/Guzelian

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