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Youth Justice
Clive Anderson presents the series analysing the legal issues of the day. 4/4: Youth Justice. Key figures involved discuss concerns that the system for young offenders is in crisis.
Clive Anderson presents the series analysing the legal issues of the day.
4/4. Youth Justice
Record numbers of young people are currently being held in custody, with children as young as ten being brought to court for offences as trivial as stealing half a sausage roll or a marble. Police stand accused of targeting young offenders in order to enhance their arrest figures. Key figures involved discuss concerns that the system is in crisis and in need of a complete overhaul.
Last on
Sat 22 Dec 200722:15
BBC Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Wed 19 Dec 200720:00BBC Radio 4
- Sat 22 Dec 200722:15BBC Radio 4
