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- There is a strong evidence base that youth diversion is a better way of addressing low-level criminal behaviour than formal criminal justice processing. Youth diversion can reduce crime, cut costs, and lead to better outcomes for children.
www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/research/the-evidence-base-youth-offending-services/specific-types-of-delivery/diversion/
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Point-of-arrest youth diversion gives young people the chance to avoid both formal criminal justice processing and a criminal record, in return for the completion of community-based interventions.
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Prosecuting young people or using out of court disposals for low-level and first time offending does not control crime. Research has consistently shown that deepening involvement in the justice system actually makes this group more likely to reoffend and comes with a range of limiting
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Young people are ‘diverted’ away the criminal justice system with the aim of reducing future offending. Diversion can be initiated by the police at different stages of the pre-charge process, depending on the specific programme of intervention.
Oct 27, 2023 · There is a strong evidence base that youth diversion is a better way of addressing low-level criminal behaviour than formal criminal justice processing. Youth diversion can reduce crime, cut...
- A Time of Rapid Brain Development
- How Do Other Countries Compare with Australia?
- No Benefits, only Losses
- So What Needs to Happen?
Neuroscience shows children and young people undergo rapid brain development. This can affect risk-taking, particular kinds of decision-making, and the ability to control impulses. As previous research has shown, many children and young people desist or stop involvement in crime and in effect “grow out” or “age out” of it as they get older. Reports...
Australia has a very low minimum age of criminal responsibilitycompared to other parts of the world. Children as young as ten can be searched, arrested, detained and held criminally responsible. Other countrieshave a much higher age of criminal responsibility. In Luxembourg and South America, it’s 18, Poland is 17 (with some exceptions from 15), Po...
There is no credible evidenceimprisoning children decreases levels of crime or improves community safety. Yet there is a wealth of established evidence demonstrating interactions with formal criminal justice institutions negatively impact children and are counterproductive. As the datademonstrates, children who are first sentenced between the ages ...
We need to change our mindset about children who come into conflict with the law. We need a complete overhaul in our systems, with decarceration not incarceration. Decarcerationis a process of reducing the number of people in prison by diverting people away from the criminal justice system and reducing the focus on prison as a solution to crime. In...
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young people in contact with the criminal justice system. What is youth diversion? Point-of-arrest youth diversion schemes are a way of addressing low-level criminal behaviour without putting young people through the formal criminal justice processing (either through out of court disposals or prosecution) that can result in a criminal ...
Jul 14, 2021 · Diverting young adults away from the cycle of crisis and crime. Our new evidence review for T2A (Transition to Adulthood), reveals that delivering tailored interventions that meet the health and human needs of young adults can turn young people’s lives around, reduce crime and improve public safety. The review brings together the latest ...
