Summary
Working in youth justice requires patience, good humour and the belief that you can turn around young lives, reports Rose Rouse
ANY young person between the ages of 10 and 18 who has stolen cars, spat at police officers, carried out muggings, attacked their parents, been found in possession of class-A drugs or, alternatively, left care or a young offenders' institution in the Hertfordshire area may well have come across 45-year-old Carole Hassell.See the full content of this document
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Caring for Troubled Teens
Now working as an operations manager for a youth offending team with responsibility for Post-Court Interventions, Carole supervises social workers and a probation officer and writes reports to advise magistrates about sentencing options. She is a woman who has always loved working with troubled teenagers.
"Life wasn't trouble-free for me...See the full content of this document
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