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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778567503321

Titolo

Youth offending and youth justice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Monica Barry and Fergus McNeill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley, 2009

ISBN

1-282-39298-0

9786612392986

0-85700-195-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Collana

Research highlights ; ; 52

Altri autori (Persone)

BarryMonica

McNeillFergus

Disciplina

364.360941

Soggetti

Juvenile delinquency - Great Britain

Juvenile delinquents - Great Britain

Juvenile justice, Administration of - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; Youth Offending and YouthJustice; Contents; Part One Youth Offendingand Youth Justice in Context; Chapter1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Changing Landscapeof Youth and Youth Crime; Chapter 3 Criminal Careersand Young People; Chapter 4 Children and Young People: Criminalisation andPunishment; Chapter 5 Youth Justice Policyand its Influence on Desistance from Crime; Chapter 6 Youth, Crime and Punitive Public Opinion: Hopes and Fears for the NextGeneration; Part Two Youth Offending and YouthJustice in Practice; Chapter 7 Beyond Risk Assessment: The Return of RepressiveWelfarism?

Chapter 8 Supervising Young Offenders: What Works and What'sRight?Chapter 9 Incarcerating Young People:The Impact of Custodial 'Care'; Chapter 10 Doing Youth Justice:Beyond Boundaries?; Chapter 11Conclusions; THE CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Youth Offending and Youth Justice engages constructively with current policy and practice debates, tackling issues such as the criminalisation and penalisation of youth, sentencer decision-making, the incarceration of young people and the role of public opinion. It also features an applied focus on professional practice.