Youth Justice News
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Y O U T H J U S T I C E N E W S Copyright ' 2006 The National Association for Youth Justice Published by SAGE Publications (London, Thousand Oaks and New Delhi) www.sagepublications.com ISSN 1473-2254, Vol 6(1): 153160 Youth Justice News Compiled by Tim Bateman Correspondence: Tim Bateman, Nacro, 169 Clapham Road, London SW9 0PU, UK. Email: tim.batemanVnacro.org.uk Youth Justice Annual Statistics Show a Reduction in Offending but a Rise in Convictions and Continued Overrepresentation of Black and Ethnic Minority Young People Annual youth justice statistics for 2004/05, published by the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB), show a slight reduction in the number of offences resulting in a youth justice 'disposal of some sort', from 287,883 in the previous year, to 287,013. Burglary, drugs offences, vehicle theft and other motoring offences have fallen, while violence against the person, robbery, theft and handling stolen goods, and breach of statutory orders all show an increase over the previous year. As total offending has declined, the number of young people receiving a reprimand, final warning, or court disposal has risen from 185,084 in 2003/04 to 195,483 in 2004/05. Alongside this increase in the numbers processed