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To what extent does the existing Welsh devolution settlement enable youth offending teams to develop bespoke and innovative approaches to youth justice in Wales? / JOSEPH JANES

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The focus of youth justice-related discussions most commonly studies singular elements and the voices of those who are consistently looked at by policymakers and Governments both locally and nationally. As a result, often, the voices of those who live youth justice at the coal face of research are o...

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Published: Swansea, Wales, UK 2023
Institution: Swansea University
Degree level: Doctoral
Degree name: Ph.D
Supervisor: Charles, Anthony. and Lines, Richard.
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title To what extent does the existing Welsh devolution settlement enable youth offending teams to develop bespoke and innovative approaches to youth justice in Wales?
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title_full To what extent does the existing Welsh devolution settlement enable youth offending teams to develop bespoke and innovative approaches to youth justice in Wales?
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