Child custody numbers 'too high' / BBC, 22 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7628565.stm
"Barnardo's say locking up young people is expensive and ineffective
An increasing number of children have been locked up in England and Wales over the past decade, according to the charity Barnardo's. There was a five-fold surge in the use of custody for 10 to 14-year-olds from 1996-2006, said the charity."

Barnardo's briefing - Locking up or giving up – is custody for children always the
right answer?
http://www.barnardos.org.uk/locking_up_or_giving_up_final1_sept_08.pdf