National policy and strategies have emphasised education as a preventative factor of
offending and one of the ways to reduce reoffending. However, it is well documented that …

This study is an investigation into the barriers and facilitators for youth offender's
engagement in education using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The population …

Background Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) are strongly
overrepresented in young offender populations, and there is growing commitment …

Objective: To determine how confident final-year speech and language therapy (SLT)
students feel regarding provision of intervention to youth offenders with communication …

Following recommendations made by the Communities and Culture Committee (Welsh
Government, 2010) the Youth Justice Board Cymru commissioned a report into how young …

Regional Innovation Funding was used to explore whether the benefits of Speech and
Language Therapy (SLT) for Young Offenders in prisons could be replicated in community …

Research consistently demonstrates the over-representation of young people with speech,
language and communication needs within the youth criminal justice system, with estimates …

This small-scale pilot research project investigates the prevalence of Speech Language and
Communication Difficulties in a sample of children attending a Youth Offending Service in …

Research has increasingly reported the presence of speech, language, and communication
difficulties in young people who have a propensity to offend. Young offenders comprise a …

In Australia young people who are at risk of offending have attracted much media and policy
attention. In recent times, policy reform has seen increased funding for social services …