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Publication date: 2025

The effectiveness of diverting children from the criminal justice system: meeting needs, ensuring safety, and preventing reoffending

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Youth out-of-court disposals (OoCDs) are alternatives to formal prosecution for children and are designed to divert them away from the criminal justice system by addressing their behaviour early and offering support to prevent further offending.

Joint case building by the police and Crown Prosecution Service

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HMCPSI and HMICFRS have carried out an inspection of how the police and crown Prosecution Service (CPS) work together within the Criminal Justice System to build cases through investigation and prosecution.