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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Youth workers in London custody centres stop 90% reoffending, says report

A custody suite in a UK police station
The VRU claims the overwhelming majority of 10- to 17-year-olds do not reoffend within 12 months of release from custody. Photograph: Scott Bairstow/Alamy

A scheme aiming to turn children arrested for violence away from crime has claimed staggering success, with up to nine out of 10 diverted from further offending, according to a report.

Under the scheme, which is funded by London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), special youth workers are placed in police custody centres across the capital.

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