Synopsis

The primary aim of incarceration for young people is rehabilitation: to prepare them for a return to society without repeating past errors. Yet, despite this intention, rates of re-offending remain stubbornly high. Over half of those who serve time in juvenile detention will commit another offense and return to custody within two years. *Pointer* explores the reasons behind this persistent figure. Is it a question of inherent unreformability? Or do we demand too much of young people grappling wi