... manageable re-offending rate and a realistic chance towards achieving their themes of "restoration, responsibility, and reintegration" The proposals are optimistic as they have a dual goal of protecting and educating young offenders (YOs), but the underlying idea to shift more YOs out of court's hands in their need to reduce the amount of cases because of an overloaded court system undermines their aims. The short-term gain of freer courtrooms will soon be overtaken with young offenders re-offending - as they are allowed to do so until a court takes action. The newly reformed Green Papers - the compilation of the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act (CDA), with the new Referral Orders and strengthened ASBOs - are too complicated for YOs to understand and respect. The Final Warning Scheme and Reparation and Action Plan Orders as pre-court interventions are a lax foundation making the existing Reprimands and Final Warning provision ...

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