What does PYO stand for?

Persistent Young Offender (UK)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

A Persistent Young Offender is someone aged 10-17 sentenced for a recordable offence three times or more over three years.

Huge rise in young repeat offenders

A Persistent Young Offender is someone aged 10- 17 sentenced for a recordable offence three times or more over three years.

Large rise in criminal acts by repeat offenders

A Persistent Young Offender is someone aged 10-17 sentenced for a recordable offence three times or more over three years.

'REVOLVING DOOR OF CRIMINALITY' Government accused of failing to ...

The CJS figures show that in Staffordshire: Reduction in time in bringing persistent young offenders to justice from 72 days to 52 days.

Justice speeds up for villains; CRIME: Praise for Staffordshire's ...

Katende, a persistent young offender from Canning Town, was identified by morethan 20 police officers on CCTV.

Boy,15, gets four years for revenge stabbing

Cathy Jamieson, the former justice minister, was slated year after year as the number of persistent young offenders continued to rise.

Record View: Not the answer

Sandra Paterson, deputy convener of the Association of Directors of SocialWork, said: The persistent young offender target lumps together young peoplewho have committed very minor offences with those who have carried out seriousoffences.

Rise of the super-ned

However, the target to get persistent young offenders through the system in 71 days was not met.

Justice system on target