Trauma-Informed Practice and Desistance Theories: Competing or Complementary Approaches to Working with Children in Conflict with the Law?

Authors

  • Jonathan Evans
  • Dusty Kennedy
  • Tricia Skuse
  • Jonny Matthew

Keywords:

Desistance, Trauma, Youth Justice, Practice

Abstract

This article considers two practice developments in Welsh (UK) youth justice: desistance-informed practice and the trauma recovery model (as applied in an intervention known as enhanced case management). The potential complementarity of these two approaches to working with trauma-experienced young people in the criminal justice system is explored with reference to the theoretical literature and an evaluation of enhanced case management.

Author Biographies

  • Jonathan Evans

    Jonathan Evans is Professor of Youth Justice Policy and Practice at the University of South Wales and a qualified social worker.

  • Dusty Kennedy

    Dusty Kennedy is a Visiting Fellow at the University of South Wales and a Director of the TRM Academy.

  • Tricia Skuse

    Tricia Skuse is a Clinical Psychologist with the All Wales Forensic Adolescent Consultation and Treatment Service.

  • Jonny Matthew

    Jonny Matthew is a Consultant Social Worker and Social Care Director of the TRM Academy.

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Published

2023-02-04

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Research Articles

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How to Cite

Trauma-Informed Practice and Desistance Theories: Competing or Complementary Approaches to Working with Children in Conflict with the Law?. (2023). Salus Journal, 8(2), 55-76. https://journals.csu.domains/index.php/salusjournal/article/view/118