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Care system found to counter offending

27 January 2012

The two-year research project, funded by the Big Lottery Fund, was prompted by concerns that a large proportion of children in custody have previously been in care.

However, the findings have challenged evidence that looked-after young people are more likely to go to prison, suggesting that the risk of offending behaviour is minimised when the child goes into care early and receives the right professional support from a range of agencies.

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