10 March 2010

Found in Transition? Local Inter-Agency Systems for Guiding Young Adults into Better Lives

Young adults

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What do pilot studies into engaging with young adults to take up services tell us about how young people can avoid involvement in offending? In a sample of 29 case studies, this report tells us that there are improvements associated with reduced reoffending, with participants attributing these to the support and referrals provided by pilot programmes.

Publisher: University of Oxford
Authors: Burnett and Hanley Santos

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