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Ministers promise to rehabilitate young offenders as well as punish them

By John Hirst

Ministers promise to rehabilitate young offenders as well as punish them

A new approach to youth justice was promised by ministers yesterday in which equal weight would be given to prevention, enforcement and the rehabilitation of young offenders.

In an attempt to stave off criticism from the UN this year, Ed Balls promised that the measures to be announced in the summer would improve education and pastoral care for 10 to 17-year-olds in custody.

Mr Balls, the Children, Schools and Families Secretary, promised a ?triple track? approach of tough enforcement, early intervention to tackle the causes of violent and antisocial behaviour, and support for youngsters to get their lives back on track.

I think this is balls, Ed, seeing is believing. Punishment and rehabilitation tend not to make good bed fellows.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on June 10, 2008 (boomark / email).