Arguments Against Juvenile Recidivism

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The new figures show that juvenile offenders have reached the highest level of recidivism for more than a decade. During the 2013/14 period, 42,000 juvenile offenders were warned, convicted or released, and about 16,000 (or 38%) continued to commit crimes in the next 12 months. This is the highest since the beginning of the record data in 2002, an increase of 1.9 percentage points over the previous year[1]. Juvenile offenders dropped from 165,000 to 50,000, and the total number of guardians declined, but the young man who committed the crime again had 3.12 new offenses, which is the highest in ten years[1]. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) described the number of recidivism as "shocking" and said, "This proves why our reform is so important.” …show more content…
He disclosed the move, which he set out to reduce the recidivism rates in the UK and Wales prisons, including the establishment of prison coalitions and more powerful powers to expel foreign criminals. Cameron said he hoped that the conservative school of "liberal school" advocated by conservatism would be transformed into the education and rehabilitation of offenders under the age of 18. "This means turning existing youth prisoners into effective high-quality schools, and the school must meet the highest standards," Cameron said. These measures follow the advice of former principal Charlie Taylor on the review of youth justice. The results of his mid-term survey today show that if education is the core, the system will be more effective and better to restore young people. "I have no doubt that our juvenile justice system needs to be reformed," said Michael Gove, Justice Minister. "Although juvenile delinquency is declining, the rate of recidivism is high and the care and supervision of juvenile offenders are not good enough." Cameron also announced that it was not necessary to disclose their past criminal records of the former prisoners who were looking for a job before making their application for the first time to ensure that they would not be rejected until they had the opportunity to show their value. While they must end up declaring their crimes, Cameron said it would eliminate an important first obstacle to their

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