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Gang-involved young people: custody and beyond: a practitioner's guide
- Authors:
- FACTOR Fiona, PITTS John, BATEMAN Tim
- Publisher:
- Beyond Youth Custody
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This practitioner’s guide examines how knowledge about the specific needs of gang-involved young people and the factors relating to desistance from gang-related crime can inform effective practice with current and former gang-involved young people during their time in custody and beyond. It suggests that to be successful, interventions should be consistent, personalised, reliable and sustained and the resettlement process should start during time in custody. Access to education is cited as a key factor which increases the chances of a young person desisting from crime, including gang crime. Support for any mental health needs must be provided and resettlement practice must also take into account the specific needs of girls and young women who may have different levels of and motivations for involvement. Practitioners also need to involve young people in any decisions made about them. The guide uses the current literature, interviews with policy makers and practitioners and focus groups with professionals and young people who were either serving, or had recently served a custodial sentence for a gang-related offence. (Edited publisher abstract)