NCJ Number
133584
Date Published
1987
Length
20 pages
Annotation
Conferences held in England in 1987 focused on ways to provide effective training and employment opportunities for youthful offenders with emphasis on the role of the Youth Training Schemes designed for youths aged 16 and 17.
Abstract
Speakers noted that the rate of offending is highest for males aged 14-16 and is next highest among youths aged 17-20. In addition, juvenile offenders experience major difficulties in securing subsequent employment. Making youth training programs effective for youthful offenders is difficult, however. For these programs to achieve their potential, cooperation among all the agencies involved is essential. Recommended actions include systematic linkages among all agencies involved; contributions of resources from all agencies; program designs that match the special personal, educational, and social needs of many youthful offenders; and the increased use of Youth Training Schemes as voluntary parts of service packages that form alternatives to institutionalization. Lists of participating organizations and of NACRO Youth Training Schemes