Response to the (UK) Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour

by Martin Wright

Note: The Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour was formed in the UK to seek:

...ways to reduce the damage that children and young people who take part in antisocial and criminal acts can cause to victims, to neighbourhoods and to themselves. In inviting views on how this should be done, we acknowledge the emotional and social harm as well as the financial costs that can result from such behaviour.

We are looking for ways of responding to youth crime and antisocial behaviour that are more clearly principled, as well as fair, humane and more cost-effective than those presently in place. We anticipate that such a system would not only meet the needs of children, families and the wider community more effectively, but also – through its grounding in agreed principles – prove politically sustainable.

Here are portions of Dr. Martin Wright's comments on a consultation paper released by the Commission for discussion. The full document is available below.

Dec 30, 2009 Policy, Juvenile, Practice, Country:England&Wales, Region: Europe

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