Continued Youth Rehabilitation

Today I have researched how practices in America for juvinile offenders has changed and how it compares to the UK. I recorded that in 2012 the Californian Supreme Court ruled that juviniles are not allowed to receive life imprisonment without bail. The American system is much harsher compared to the UK system and until recently discouraged the use of rehabilitation. I have now completed my research on methods used in the UK for youth offenders and systems which deter offenders.

This week I am going to start compiling statistics against rehabilitation methods in the UK so that I can see which are the most affective. This will also show me the change which has happened over the last 10 years. I will also start to complete some graphs to put into my report.

So far my survey has had 23 replies and I have started the analyse responses. I was most surprised that the majority of the people who took my survey thought that the age of criminal recognition should be 14. This coincided with a statement from the government suggesting the criminal responsibility age be lowered to 12. This would bring the UK in line with guidelines implemented by the United Nations.

I have also completed a form which shows my progress so far and aims: