Reducing Disparity
The latest guidance and resources for Reducing Disparity on the Youth Justice Resource Hub
Exploring the production and utilisation of pre-sentence reports (PSRs) in the youth justice system
Published: 28/05/2024
This research project investigated the use and quality of pre-sentence reports (PSRs) in the youth justice system. The research also explored whether PSRs might contribute to racial disparity in sentencing decisions as identified by previous YJB-funded research. PSRs bring together important information about the child to help inform the court’s sentencing decision.
Understanding ethnic disparity in reoffending rates in the youth justice system (April 2023)
Published: 05/04/2024
This research was commissioned by the YJB and conducted by Traverse. The research involved statistical analysis of reoffending data from England and Wales, interviews with children from England as well as focus groups with youth justice service practitioners. The findings are published in two parts, a child and practitioners perspectives report and an analysis of…
Understanding Racial Disparity – Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (December 2021)
Published: 17/01/2022
Summary: The YJB has published Understanding Racial Disparity, which shows how racial disparity affects children in their early years and within the youth justice system.
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