Resettlement of children after custody

Hazel, N

Abstract

In recent decades, policymakers have become increasingly aware that children being released from custody (known as ‘resettlement’) need effective professional support if they are to live a crime-free life. However, research and inspections of youth offending services has consistently shown that meeting children’s resettlement needs is challenging, which often leaves them without the necessary help and leads to poor outcomes. Nevertheless, there is now a considerable body of evidence for what effective resettlement support looks like and policy and practice guidance for how to implement it.

This review looks at:

• What is involved in children’s resettlement and why it is so important
• The challenges for supporting children after custody
• The essence of successful resettlement for a child, and the role of practitioners in it
• Effective sentence planning and case-management
• The five key characteristics for effective resettlement support
• The importance of practitioners being ‘identity-aware’
• The importance of diversity
• The recent policy and practice development of constructive resettlement.

Citation

Hazel, N. (2022). Resettlement of children after custody. London

• Other Type: Other
• Publication Date: Aug 8, 2022
• Deposit Date: Oct 28, 2022
• Related Public URLs: https://www.clinks.org/publication/resettlement-children-after-custody