Abstract
Abstract: Children and young persons convicted of ‘grave crimes’ may be sentenced to indeterminate custody under Section 53 of the 1933 Children and Young Persons Act. Recent trends in sentencing indicate an increasing use of this disposal. This article examines the trends and the legislative background to the recent changes. Based on a period of observational fieldwork, interviews with children sentenced under S.53 and interviews with staff charged with their care, the experience of the trial process and post‐sentence circumstances of the juveniles is described. The research findings are considered in relation to the tension between the care and control of juvenile offenders.
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