This report about teenage pregnancy from the Social Exclusion Unit is a 139 page document which aims to highlight the issues around teenage pregnancy, good practice in dealing with the problem and outline a recommended national strategy for tackling the problem.
In parts throughout there is reference to and key statistics about young offenders who are teenage parents and teenagers who come into contact with the police who are more likely to become pregnant than those who do not. It includes a case study of Lancaster Farms Young Offenders Institution parenting and life skills courses which helps mitigate the impact of parenthood on the teenage parent inside and their young child in the community.
Download Teenage Pregnancy below, for more information about teenage parents' involvement in the criminal justice system.
