Other young offender legislation

• The 1948 Criminal Justice Act reduced the use of prison for juveniles, and led to improvements in the probation service for young people. It also introduced detention centres, that had a more relaxed regime than borstals, and attendance centres for minor crimes (which only requested attendance at weekends).
• The 1948 Criminal Justice Act was heavily influenced by the ideas of the prisoners commissioner, Alexander Patterson. He argued that probation and rehabilitation were essential.
• The 1963 Children and Young Persons Act raised the age of criminal responsibility from eight to ten years.
• The 1969 Children and Young Persons Act favoured care orders, supervision by probation officers, rather than prison sentences.