It's a long-simmering debate in juvenile justice: Do young offenders become worse because of their experience with the justice system, or are they somehow different than people who don't have their first criminal conviction ...
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Apr 14, 2016
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Young offenders in late Victorian times were much less likely to go on to commit other crimes after serving a sentence in an institution than their counterparts today, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2015
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About three-quarters of young people in detention in Queensland are being held without trial for an average of more than a month.
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2014
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A youth offending facility in the East Midlands has been criticised in a new report for taking criminals from rival gangs in Leicester and Nottingham.
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2012
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In the pioneering days of the juvenile corrections system, social workers often served as the primary probation officers who rehabilitated young offenders. As the field of corrections became dominated by law enforcement officers, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2012
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A new research project into the role of sport in rehabilitating young prisoners has found that sport can be effective in reducing the reconviction rate of offenders.
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2012
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