Poll finds 85% support provision of mentors to young people in custody

The Centre for Social Justice has published a report on the youth justice system and recommends greater effort be made to encourage ex-offenders to contribute to the work of the Juvenile Secure Estate (JSE) through interventions such as mentoring.

CSJ undertook a poll in September 2011 which found that:

“85 per cent of people polled support the provision of mentors to young people in custody to help them access services on release and provide support and advice”
CSJ/You Gov polling of 2,084 British adults, September 2011

The report also gives a summary of research about the benefits of mentoring including case studies.

Read CSJ press release (16 January 2012)
Download CJS report ‘Rules of engagement: changing the heart of youth justice’ (PDF)

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