Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 July 1995. It was answered by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative) on Monday, 3 July 1995 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Home Office

Question

What research he has conducted as to the proportion of inmates in youth detention centres in the early 1980s who had been (a) in care and (b) were illiterate; and what are the implications of these findings for boot camps. - Inc ref to "Tougher Regimes in Detention Centres".

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

263 c28W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Children in care Custodial treatment Prisons Young people Young offenders Research Literacy Boot camp prisons

Contains statistics

Yes