Saturday, July 10, 2004

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Positive report on youth courts - 9 July 2004

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Positive report on youth courts: "Positive report on youth courts

Scotland's pilot youth court system has received a favourable report in a study carried out at Stirling University.
Nearly 130 youths were seen at the court in Lanarkshire in the first six months of the scheme.
Ministers admit, however, that it is too early to say if it has helped to reduce reoffending. "