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This blog by the Data First team at the Ministry of Justice explores new analysis on the education and social care backgrounds of children and young people cautioned or sentenced for knife offences, anti-social behaviour (ASB) and acquisitive offences, and violence against women and girls (VAWG) offences. It highlights how linked administrative data can strengthen the evidence base for early intervention and prevention in support of the UK Government’s Safer Streets Mission.
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A suite of new reports by the Ministry of Justice Data First team links education, social care and justice data to provide new insights into patterns of youth offending and the backgrounds of children and young people who offend.
A new study using ADR UK flagship data has found that children who show early signs of developmental delay are more likely to end up in contact with the youth justice system later on – especially if they also grow up in poverty.
In this blog, ADR UK Research Fellow Dr Paul Garcia Hinojosa introduces his project which is using linked administrative data to explore how socio-emotional characteristics observed in early childhood relate to offending behaviour during adolescence. The research aims to inform early interventions that could help prevent young people from becoming involved in crime. Read on for more information and early findings.
New research from ADR Scotland highlights a strong link between persistent child poverty and early youth offending. The study, which used data from the Growing Up in Scotland study, found that children who had offended by age 12 were significantly more likely to have lived in persistent poverty.
