This textbook links theory to policy and practice and takes a comparative, international focus on current issues, making it vital reading for any student of Youth Justice.
The authors draw on examples from Belgium, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and US – as well as the UK, and include both well founded research and their own personal practical experiences.
Comprehensive learning features include:
chapter objectives,
case studies with questions for reflection,
a glossary of key terms
Tabella dei contenuti
Youth Offending And The Subject Of Youth Justice
Explaining Youth Crime
Responses To Youth Offending
Comparative Youth Justice
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND YOUTH JUSTICE
Comparative Youth Justice In The United Kingdom
Trends In Youth Justice
Youth Justice Subjects
Youth Justice And Intersecting Systems
Taking Account Of The Views Of Children And Young People
Circa l’autore
Roger Smith is Professor of Social Work at Durham University. His career has spanned practice, policy development, and research and education, and in all these roles he has had extensive experience of the youth justice. As a practitioner, he worked in the pioneering diversion scheme in Northamptonshire; in his policy role with The Children’s Society, he contributed to a series of campaigns to end the use of penal custody for children; and as an academic, he has researched and written widely on the subject of the youth justice system, youth justice practice, and models of intervention which really do deliver justice for young people.
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