PDF - http://www.barnardos.org.uk/resources/researchpublications/documents/youth justice breif .pdf
"This briefing paper examines the policy and legislative response of the UK nations to youth crime. It highlights key facts and trends and dispels commonly held assumptions about the incidence and nature of youth crime. The briefing paper describes what Barnardo's is doing in this area of work and concludes by setting out key lobbying messages to government."
