http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=39&ArticleID=1328338
Bruce Smith
"Leeds may have turned a corner in its fight against young criminals, new figures suggest. One of Leeds Youth Offending Service's biggest successes has been its Restorative Justice programme which involves offenders making amends to their victims. A group of priority offenders including young burglars, robbers, car thieves and violent youngsters were found to be 29.4 per cent less likely to reoffend than those not subjected to Restorative Justice. The overall number of 10 to 17-year-olds put before the courts showed an eight per cent decline to 1,917 in 2005 from 2,076 in 2004. The figure had earlier increased by five per cent from 1,983 in 2003 to the 2004 total. "
