A warning that the new legislation could significantly increase the flow of young persons into custody, with an erosion of custodial standards, and the entrenchment of young offenders in crime. The author calls for a 'moral crusade' to counteract the impetus of the Right in penal policy.
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Report on Education No 98, March 1983
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Report on House of Commons Committee on Education, Science and Arts, April 1983
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D.J. West (1982) Delanquency, London: Hememann, p 143
