Children and Young People in Custody in England and Wales: Rights and Wrongs

Janes, Laura

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-68759-5_3

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“…Conventional custodial facilities have been criticised (by academics, practitioners and policymakers) for being over-crowded, over-reliant on isolation and segregation, unstable and inherently dangerous, damaging to young people's physical and mental well-being, disruptive of family and community connections, and offering inadequate facilities for rehabilitative programs (e.g., Commission for Children and Young People, 2017;McCarthy et al, 2016). The consequences of incarceration include high rates of trauma, self-harm and violence, deterioration across a range of developmental indicators, poor reoffending outcomes, stigmatisation and socioeconomic exclusion (Austin et al, 2005;Bateman, 2017;Janes, 2021). McCarthy et al (2016) identify as one of the key elements in effective youth justice system reform replacing large-scale high-security facilities with small-scale community-integrated facilities that emphasise educational continuity and achievement, young people-staff relationships, family engagement and building community connections.…”

Section: Small-scale Community-integrated Youth Justice Detention Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The case for small-scale, community-integrated, therapeutic facilities: Utility and feasibility for policy transfer to the Victorian youth justice system

Oostermeijer,

Souverein,

Popma

et al. 2023

Journal of Criminology

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Several jurisdictions around the world have recognised that meaningful youth justice reform is more likely to be achieved when moving away from the reliance on large-scale conventional youth justice detention institutions. Small-scale, community-integrated, therapeutic facilities (referred to as “community-integrated facilities”) are more likely to provide an opportunity to facilitate systemic reforms that are necessary to improve outcomes for justice-involved young people, reduce institutional violence, and ultimately improve public safety. Based on recent reforms in the Netherlands, this article aims to describe the potential benefits and feasibility of implementing community-integrated facilities with a specific focus on Victoria, Australia. We will do so by considering the key operational elements and facilitators to implementation as identified previously in an evaluation of the Dutch reforms. While this article involves a single specific context, as a case study it may nevertheless illuminate implications for other jurisdictions considering similar policy transfer activities.

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Section: Small-scale Community-integrated Youth Justice Detention Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%