Home Office guidelines suggest that probation staff seconded to Young Offender establishments should act as a bridge between the institution and outside social work agencies. The authors attempt to provide that link, based on a study of SERs on 683 juveniles entering Whatton Detention Centre and discharged during 1984. They conclude that a major re-examination of both SER practice and dual agency responsibility for juveniles is required.
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