Young adult offenders : lost in transition? / / edited by Friedrich Losel, Anthony Bottoms and David P. Farrington
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| Titolo: |
Young adult offenders : lost in transition? / / edited by Friedrich Losel, Anthony Bottoms and David P. Farrington
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.36 |
| Soggetto topico: | Juvenile delinquents |
| Juvenile delinquents - Rehabilitation | |
| Juvenile justice, Administration of | |
| Young adults | |
| Altri autori: |
BottomsA. E
FarringtonDavid P
LoselFriedrich
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributor biographies; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 Young adult offenders in juvenile and criminal justice systems in Europe; 3 Youth, alcohol and aggression; 4 Childhood risk factors for young adult offending: onset and persistence; 5 Young adult offenders in custodial institutions: vulnerability, relationships and risks; 6 What works in correctional treatment and rehabilitation for young adults?; 7 Young women in transition: from offending to desistance |
| 8 Perceptions of the criminal justice system among young adult would-be desisters9 Lost in transition? A view from the Youth Justice Board; 10 Young adults in the English criminal justice system: the policy challenges; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This latest volume in the Cambridge Criminal Justice Series focuses upon young adults and their treatment in the criminal justice system. The subject is very topical because there is increasing evidence that a rigid distinction between 'youth' and 'adulthood' is not appropriate in modern societies. For example, important developmental tasks such as finishing one's education, finding regular work and the foundation of one's own family are now completed later than in former times; neuropsychological brain functions are still developing beyond age 18; and desistance from criminal offending occ |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Young adult offenders |
| ISBN: | 1-136-46957-5 |
| 1-283-52046-X | |
| 9786613832917 | |
| 0-203-12851-6 | |
| 1-136-46958-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790334003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Cambridge Criminal Justice Series