Youth offending

Information about tackling and reducing Youth Offending.

• Action plan orders for juveniles
  The Action Plan Order was created by the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act as a way of dealing with young people between the ages of 10 and 17, who have to be dealt with by the Youth Court
• Court procedures
  There are two main ways of being taken to Court:
• Final warning for young offenders
  Police Reprimands and Final Warning are a way to deal with offences committed by young people when the offence is not serious enough to go to court.
• Parenting orders
  Parenting Orders were created to help parents when their children get into trouble.
• Preventative services - young children
  The aim of pre-crime prevention is to identify young people at high risk of offending and help them avoid entering the Youth Justice System.
• Probation orders on young offenders
  A Community Rehabilitation Order (previously called a Probation Order) aims to help you avoid further offending. It can last up to three years.
• Referral orders
  A Referral Order is given to a young person who pleads guilty to an offence when it is his/her first time in court.
• Reparation orders
  A Reparation Order is a court order that aims to prevent further offending, by helping youth offenders understand the results of crime on victims and to make amends.
• Supervision orders
  Supervision orders were created as a way of dealing with young people between the ages of 10 and 17, who have to be dealt with by the Youth Court.