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Tackling youth anti-social behaviour in devolving Wales: a study of the tiered approach in Swansea. |
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Youth Justice, 11(2), August 2011, pp.150-167. |
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1473-2254 |
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1747-6283 |
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A four-stage approach to youth anti-social behaviour is used in Swansea: at stage 1 a letter is sent warning of the consequences of any further incidents, if another incident is reported within 6 months a stage 2 letter is sent and a home visit is made, where further incidents occur a stage 3 case conference is called including the individual concerned, and the final stage is to apply for an Anti-social Behaviour Order. This article describes the context and operation of Swansea's tiered approach. It also discusses the findings of a series of interviews with individuals working in the city (from the Safer Swansea Partnership, the police, the Youth Offending Team, and the Anti-social Behaviour Unit) on 4 themes: de-escalation and diversion; consistency and avoiding net-widening; inclusionary welfarism and multiagency partnership; and voluntarism, engagement and compliance. The authors argue that the findings provide evidence of a distinctively Welsh approach to youth justice, embodying key features of the Welsh Assembly Government's children's policy. |
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anti-social behaviour; children; devolution; joint working; young people; youth justice; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=ba2604d7-0990-4ee3-b397-de9b88bb46c3 |
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