The 'Out of Trouble' campaign supports which approach to youth justice?

• A. Diversion and prevention approaches.
• B. Increased jail terms for youth.
• C. Mandatory curfews for all youths.
• D. Privatization of youth services.

Answer: (A)

The campaign aligns with diversion and prevention approaches. It focuses on keeping young people out of the formal justice system by addressing underlying factors—like education, family support, mental health, and positive activities—and offering early intervention, mentoring, counseling, and restorative practices. This reduces the chances of offending and avoids punitive pathways.

Why the others don’t fit: increasing jail terms for youth centers on punishment rather than preventing crime or guiding youths away from the system; blanket mandatory curfews for all youths is a broad, inflexible measure that doesn’t address individual needs or root causes; privatization of youth services concerns who provides services rather than the justice strategy itself.