The Government aims to ensure that people will be safe and their property secure, the justice system is a key enabler in achieving this goal. In it’s operations, Parliament stated that this justice system will treat young people differently from adults, set out in the Young Offenders Act 1994 (the YO Act). The application of the redirection options in the YO Act is declining, fewer young people are being directed away from court, more young people are being detained on remand, and police are having difficulty finding adults to supervise their young people while they are out on bail. The juvenile justice system is becoming less effective in achieving the objectives for the treatment of young people set out in the YO Act. The report identifies a number of key findings that relate to youth contact with the justice system, how the system is being used by police and authorities, the role and successes of juvenile justice teams, deficiencies in the system, the occurrence of bail being granted and the use of technology. A number of recommendations are then made that address these findings and agency responses are included.