A new response to youth crime / / edited by David J. Smith

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (442 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.36; 364.360942
• Soggetto topico: Juvenile delinquency - England; Juvenile delinquency - Wales; Juvenile justice, Administration of - England; Juvenile justice, Administration of - Wales; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile justice, Administration of
• Altri autori: SmithDavid John <1941->
• Note generali: First published by Willan Publishing 2010.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; A New Response to Youth Crime; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Notes on contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; 1. The need for a fresh start: David J. Smith; 2. Changing patterns of youth: David J. Smith; 3. Time trends in youth crime and in justice system responses: Larissa Pople and David J. Smith; 4. Responding to youth crime: John Graham; 5. Responding to antisocial behaviour: Larissa Pople; 6. Causes of offending and antisocial behaviour: Michael Rutter ; 7. Preventing youth crime: evidence and opportunities: J. David Hawkins, Brandon C. Welsh and David Utting8. Families and parenting: Barbara Maughan and Frances Gardner; 9. Models of youth justice: Lesley McAra; 10. Youth justice reform in Canada: reducing use of courts and custody without increasing youth crime: Nicholas Bala, Peter J. Carrington and Julian V. Roberts; 11. Public opinion, politics and the response to youth crime: Trevor Jones; 12. Key reforms: principles, costs, benefits, politics: David J. Smith; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Antisocial and criminal behaviour involving children and young people have been a cause of heightened public concern in England and Wales for more than a quarter of a century. It has been the subject of numerous policy papers, research studies and academic assessments as well as extensive newspaper, radio and television coverage. This has set the context for an ever expanding volume of legislation seeking to amend and improve society's official response.Yet despite a massive injection of resources into the youth justice system the results achieved have been unimpressive, reoffending
• Titolo autorizzato: A new response to youth crime
• ISBN: 1-136-68145-0; 1-283-60716-6; 9786613919618; 1-136-68146-9; 0-203-81035-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785856403321
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