Youth Justice System
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youth justice system framed as prioritizing rehabilitation over punishment
The article repeatedly emphasizes the legal principle that custody is a 'last resort' for children and that rehabilitation is the priority, aligning with a positive view of the system’s rehabilitative goals.
“the guidelines for sentencing children say that custody is a 'last resort', with the priority being rehabilitation.”
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Youth justice system framed as failing to deliver meaningful accountability for serious sexual offences
[headline_body_mismatch], [sensationalism], [framing_by_emphasis]
“Three teenage boys convicted of the rape and serious sexual assault of girls walk free from court with fines of £26 each and rehabilitation orders, the Guardian has learned.”