Reoffending as a measure of effectiveness of youth justice intervention: a critical note
Authors
Bateman, TimAffiliation
University of BedfordshireIssue Date
2010Subjects
measures of effectivenessperformance indicators
reconviction
reoffending of juveniles
sanction detection
youth justice
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Figures published by the Ministry of Justice show significant progress against New Labour's targets to reduce reoffending by young people within the youth justice system. The outgoing government was, unsurprisingly, quick to infer that such findings constituted corroboration of the improved effectiveness of youth justice practice under their administration. This article considers whether such an inference is warranted and discusses other potential explanations of the data.Citation
Bateman, T. (2010) 'Reoffending as a measure of effectiveness of youth justice intervention: a critical note', Safer Communities, 9(3) pp.28-35Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing LimitedJournal
Safer CommunitiesAdditional Links
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1935970Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1757-8043ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.5042/sc.2010.0393