... for children in terms of increased engagement and participation, improvements in confidence and self-esteem and the development of personal, social, health and educational skills. The project represents a compelling example of what child-first diversion looks like in practice. Originality/value The article...

... research and evaluation conducted by the authors. Findings – A children first model of positive youth justice should cohere around the promotion of four key principles: children’s rights and adults’ responsibilities; desistance and inclusion; diversion and systems management; relationship-based...

...Sarah Soppitt; Adele Irving Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a discussion of the value of early diversion schemes, underpinned by the principles of restorative justice (RJ), for First Time Entrants (FTEs) into the criminal justice system (CJS). Design/methodology/approach...

... of young people where possible; such as, for example, Triage, the Youth Restorative Disposal, Youth Justice Liaison and Diversion schemes, the Swansea Bureau and the Durham Pre-Reprimand Disposal. Thus there is evidence of an emerging consensus, across the domains of policy, practice and legislation which...

..., introduce restorative justice on a large scale and appear to be in favour of diverting young people away from formal youth justice intervention. Youth Justice Labelling Crimes Youth justice Stigma Criminalisation Diversion Restorative justice Alternative perspectives [T]he emergence...