Sarah Brooks-Wilson is Research Associate at the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York. You can follow Sarah on twitter @sbrookswilson Receive updates on our work Sarah Brooks-Wilson Position External contributor Related Content The closing gap between education and youth justiceBetter policies on school absence are needed to avoid unnecessary criminalisation 29 March 2016 Sarah Brooks-WilsonSarah Brooks-Wilson is Research Associate at the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York