HC Deb 26 April 1982 vol 22 cc204-5W
Mr. Mikardo

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of juveniles cautioned by the police in the Metropolitan Police area are convicted within the following two years.

Mr. Mayhew

I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that recent studies support the findings published in the commissioner's report for 1978 (Cmnd. 7580, page 66) that, of juvenile first-time offenders given a caution, about 20 per cent. came again to the notice of the police within about 18 months to 2 years.