Citation

Gray P, Smithson H, McHugh R, Smyth G. Youth Justice 2018; 18(1): 67-81.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, National Association for Youth Justice, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1473225417722523

PMID

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Abstract

As part of the government's Transforming Youth Custody programme, in 2014 the Youth Justice Board (YJB) established four new resettlement consortia in four areas in England. This article presents the findings from a process evaluation of the new consortia, paying particular attention to the enablers and/or barriers that affected the implementation of an enhanced resettlement offer. We found that the consortia did appear to improve partnership working and collaboration between key agencies. Yet the delivery of an enhanced offer was often hampered by the geographically dispersed nature of the consortia, along with problems accessing suitable accommodation upon release.

Keywords: Juvenile justice

Language: en