Features, PublicNet: 23 August, 2013
Phil Neal talks about how technology can help authorities to identify and help children at risk of future criminality and better support those already in the youth justice system.
There has been a noticeable shift in the pattern of offending among young people since 2008/09. According the latest figures, re-offending rates are up 3% despite a 37% smaller cohort, suggesting that a hard core of youngsters remain who have become locked in a cycle of criminality.