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Comparing coercive and non-coercive interventions.

McGuire, James
June 4, 2015

Source: (2010) London: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.

What follows is divided into four sections. The first section briefly summarises
basic evidence concerning the circumstances of youth justice in England and
Wales, drawing on relevant comparative data in as digestible a form as possible.
The second provides a more systematic overview of research findings on the
outcomes of different kinds of direct work with young people who have repeatedly
broken the law. The third section considers why the kinds of approaches most
familiar in the law and order debate – the application of punitive sanctions – do not
have the impact they are generally purported to have despite their widespread
acceptance. Finally, there will be discussion of how to bridge the present gap
between research findings and effective practice, and the implications of doing so
for wider policy formulation. (excerpt)

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