Authors: Howard League for Penal Reform
Format: Online report
Summary: Publishes findings from responses to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from 43 police service areas in England and Wales and the British Transport Police. Finds that: in 2019 there were 71,885 child arrests in England and Wales, a reduction of 71 per cent since 2010; nearly 11,000 arrests were of girls; and nearly 400 arrests were of primary school aged children. Table shows numbers of child arrests by police service area 2010-2019.
Publication details: London: Howard League for Penal Reform, 2020
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