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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826228303321

Autore

Fitzpatrick Claire <1976->

Titolo

Young people in care and criminal behaviour / / Claire Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2006

ISBN

1-280-56623-X

9786610566235

1-84642-445-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

362.73/2

Soggetti

Criminal behavior, Prediction of - Great Britain

Foster children - Great Britain

Juvenile delinquency - Great Britain

Youth - Institutional care - 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

COVER; Young People in Care and Criminal Behaviour; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Background; Research themes and questions; Terminology; A map of the book; Part I Setting the Scene Setting the Scene; Chapter 1 What do we know about experiences of care - and after?; Chapter 2 The current policy climate The current policy climate; Chapter 3 Introducing the research study: Theory and method; Part II Young People's Experiences; Chapter 4 Exploring the residential care experience; Chapter 5 Developing secure attachments in the context of care

Chapter 6 Experiences of educationChapter 7 Life after care: Coping with independence; Part III Conclusion; Chapter 8 Key findings and implications for policy and practice; References; Subject index; Author index

Sommario/riassunto

Society holds a mistaken perception that links children in public care with criminal activity. This book addresses the lack of evidence supporting this potentially damaging assumption, analysing past research, critically examining current policy and combining theoretical insights from the disciplines of childcare and criminology.