Thursday, June 08, 2006

New scheme launches / Adoption Net, 7 June 2006

http://www.adoption-net.co.uk/news/2006/June/070606nch.htm
"An innovative London scheme to place young offenders in foster care, not prison, is being launched by leading children’s charity NCH. In 2003 around 69 per cent of young people aged 10 to 17 were reconvicted after leaving custody signalling the need for a credible alternative to prevent young people from re-offending."