%0 Journal Article
%T The Future of Youth Justice
%A Kevin Haines
%A Stephen Case
%J Youth Justice
%@ 1747-6283
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1473225418791416
%X What is the future for youth justice in England and Wales? In a current climate of divergence, normlessness and local variations, we explore reform recommendations and the impact of economic austerity on local Youth Offending Teams: a retraction of support/services, yet increasing oversight by non-specialist managers. Four emerging youth justice delivery structures are identified, followed by an assessment of what does not work in practice ¨C punishment, system contact, treatment and offender-focused interventions. We conclude that ¡®what might work¡¯ to progress youth justice is expert analysis, specialist youth workers and Children First principles in a coherent, flexible national policy context
%K austerity
%K Children First
%K divergence
%K future
%K normlessness
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1473225418791416