Bill Whyte considers some recent Scottish research to identify issues that the Scottish Executive will need to address to improve practice in the Scottish Youth Justice System, and bring it closer in line both with the intention of Scottish policy and legislation, and with the benchmarks set by UN and European Conventions.
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