Designing effective local responses to youth crime

A baseline analysis of the Garda Youth Diversion Projects

Garda Youth Diversion Projects (GYDPs) are one of the measures in place to help reduce youth crime. This report is the first part of an improvement programme for GYDPs, as envisaged by the National Youth Justice Strategy 2008-2010. The report was undertaken to provide an account of youth crime as it occurs in local areas and to analyse how GYDPs intend to impact upon youth offending. The report aims to help secure better outcomes for young people engaged with GYDPs and to make a corresponding impact on youth crime.

Executive Summary - A Baseline Analysis of the Garda Youth Diversion Projects (PDF - 1.26MB) 

A Baseline Analysis of the Garda Youth Diversion Projects (PDF - 2.6MB)