Minister announces new youth justice strategy

It will begin with a GYDP Action Research Project that will work with 15 GYDPs across 10 counties over a two-year period in order to identify and disseminate best practice in working with young people at risk.

A new youth justice strategy is to be rolled out and the country's main detention centre for young offenders is to hire an additional 25 staff.

Details of the new strategy and the associated Reform and Development Programme for 106 Garda Youth Diversion Projects (GYDPs) located around the country were announced by Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration, David Stanton.