Young people in care and criminal behaviour / / Claire Taylor

• Autore: Fitzpatrick Claire <1976->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.73/2
• Soggetto topico: Criminal behavior, Prediction of - Great Britain; Foster children - Great Britain; Juvenile delinquency - Great Britain; Youth - Institutional care - Great Britain
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Young people in care and criminal behaviour
• ISBN: 1-280-56623-X; 9786610566235; 1-84642-445-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826228303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II