10 February 2010

Comparing coercive and non-coercive intervention

Young adults

Open report

Are there more effective ways to address offending by young people? This report summarises the context of youth justice, provides an overview of research on outcomes of work with young people, examines the failure of sanctions and looks at how to apply research to practice.

Publisher: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

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