Youth justice -- Stereotype or evidence based? / EurekAlert!, 15 May 2007
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-05/esr-yj050907.php
"New research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council calls into question previous assumptions that youth justice practice is evidence based and that young people’s views are taken into account. The research, which looks at how practitioners in the field of youth justice make their judgements, finds that magistrates often believe that they know best, disregarding the advice of Youth Offending Teams and other professionals.
Dr Jo Phoenix of the University of Bath, believes the results will have significant implications for youth justice policy and practice."

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