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Proceeding contribution from Lord Ramsbotham (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 5 February 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HL) on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.


Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

Once in a young offender establishment, an elderly senior officer admitted to me that until a speech and language therapist had explained to him how he could deal with young people, he and his colleagues had been damaging them because they had been treating everything as bad behaviour and punishing them accordingly, rather than getting to the root of what was wrong. I believe that that goes to the heart of the administration of young people’s justice.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
698 c1000 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Criminal proceedings Alcoholic drinks Administration of justice Crimes of violence Alternatives to prison Custodial treatment Advocacy Age of criminal responsibility Inspections Drugs Rehabilitation Prisons Misuse Probation Standards Sentencing Young offenders Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Youth rehabilitation orders
Legislation
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2006-07 to 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk