Full Description
Youth at Risk and Youth Justiceof juvenile delinquency in Canada by examining important patterns, theories, and emerging special topics. Topics considered fundamental to understanding the complexity of youth crime and youth justice such as the history of youth justice in Canada, current youth justice legislation, young female offenders, youth gangs, substance abuse, and Aboriginal youth in conflict with the law are covered in detail. Youth at Risk and Youth Justice also covers important, timely topics that are not commonly addressed in as much detail in other undergraduate textbooks. Chapters on street-involved youth (Chapter 11), the sexual exploitation of adolescent men (Chapter 13), Quebec's approach to youth justice, and that province's success in diverting offenders from custody (Chapter 14), and the coverage of restorative justice (Chapter 15) have received little to no attention in textbooks with a similar focus, but are included in this book to help students gain a better understanding of the cycle of victimization and criminal behaviour that affects many young people.Youth at Risk and Youth Justice is comprehensive in its coverage presenting many different points of view in a user-friendly way, encouraging students to read and be challenged, with the hope that they will continue to study youth justice issues. Each chapter offers readers current coverage and analysis on timely issues in the field. It is a contributed text with 30 expert contributors, each with their own unique interests and perspectives. By bringing together such a diverse group of contributors, the editors have provided students with the tools to help them think more broadly about the complexities of youth crime and delinquency.
Contents
CONTENTS OVERVIEW ; EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTOR BIOS ; EDITORS' PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; PART ONE: HISTORY, TRENDS, AND LEGISLATION ; INTRODUCTION ; 1. FROM 'MISGUIDED CHILDREN' TO 'CRIMINAL YOUTH': EXPLORING HISTORICAL AND OVERVIEW ; KEY OBJECTIVES ; KEY TERMS ; INTRODUCTION ; THE DEVELOPMENT OF AND PRACTICE ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; 2. NOTHING BUT THE ; KEY OBJECTIVES ; KEY TERMS ; INTRODUCTION ; DEFINING YOUTH CRIME ; A FACTS ; VIOLENT AND NON-VIOLENT CRIMES ; YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM FACTS ; OF YOUTH CRIME ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; 3. EXPLAINING THE "YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT" ; ROSS GREEN ; CHAPTER OVERVIEW ; KEY OBJECTIVES MEASURES: DEALING WITH LESS-SERIOUS OFFENCES AND LESS-EXPERIENCED YOUNG YCJA ; THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRIMINAL PROCEDURES AND OTHER SOCIAL MEASURES CONFERENCING UNDER THE YCJA ; MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES (FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; 4. IMPLEMENTING YOUTH JUSTICE REFORM: CARRINGTON, AND JULIAN V. ROBERTS ; CHAPTER OVERVIEW ; KEY OBJECTIVES ; KEY TERMS ; INTRODUCTION ; THE CONTEXT FOR CANADIAN YOUTH JUSTICE REFORM ; THE THE YCJA ; RECENT REFORM PROPOSALS ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY YOUTH CRIME AND JUSTICE: THEORIES AND PERSPECTIVES ; INTRODUCTION ; 5. YOUTH DEVIANCE AND THE MEDIA: MAPPING CRIME ; THE OFFICIAL VERSION ; THE UNOFFICIAL VERSION ; MEDIA COVERAGE OF CRIME ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; 6. CANADIAN GIRLS AND CRIME IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ; SIBYLLE ARTZ, LORINDA STONEMAN, AND MARGE REITSMA-STREET ; CHAPTER OVERVIEW ; KEY OBJECTIVES ; KEY TERMS ; INTRODUCTION ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENCES ; THE YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT ; OVERREPRESENTATION OF ABORIGINAL GIRLS ; COURT DECISIONS AND DISPOSITIONS FOR CONVICTED GIRLS ; EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; 7. NEW THEORY ; DIFFERENTIAL COERCION THEORY ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; POWER AND JUSTICE ; BRYAN HOGEVEEN AND JOANNE MINAKER ; CHAPTER OVERVIEW ; JACQUES DERRIDA AND JUSTICE ; MICHEL FOUCAULT ; RISK AND THE RISKY SOCIETY ; CULTURAL CRIMINOLOGY ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; PART ADOLESCENCE ; JORDAN DIPLOCK AND DARRYL PLECAS ; CHAPTER OVERVIEW ; KEY OBJECTIVES ; KEY TERMS ; INTRODUCTION ; SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG CANADIAN YOUTH COMMUNICATION ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; 10. ABORIGINAL YOUTH OVERVIEW ; KEY OBJECTIVES ; KEY TERMS ; INTRODUCTION ; UNDERSTANDING THE JUSTICE SYSTEM ; HEALING: A MORE APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE? ; ABORIGINAL 'PROGRAMS' AND SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; 11. STREET-INVOLVED GANGS ; GANG RECRUITMENT AND EXIT ; LEGISLATION AND OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO GANGS ; PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, SUPPRESSION APPROACHES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED BRUCE MACLAURIN AND CATHERINE WORTHINGTON ; CHAPTER OVERVIEW ; KEY OBJECTIVES ; KEY TERMS ; INTRODUCTION ; DEFINING STREET-INVOLVED YOUTH VS. HOMELESS INVOLVEMENT ; INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCES ; STREET SERVICES AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; 13. UNDER THE RADAR: CHAPTER OVERVIEW ; KEY OBJECTIVES ; KEY TERMS ; INTRODUCTION ; BACKGROUND ; VIOLATION ; WITNESSING AGGRESSION WHILE GROWING ; POLICE INVOLVEMENT ; WORK LIFE/HUSTLING ; STAYING ; SEXUAL ORIENTATION ; WHY PEOPLE STAY FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; PART FOUR: CRIME AND JUSTICE ; INTRODUCTION ; 14. QUEBEC'S EXPERIENCE KEEPING YOUTH OUT OF JAIL ; LOUIS-GEORGES COURNOYER, JACQUES DIONNE, MICHELLE GOYETTE, AND PIERRE HAMEL ; CHAPTER OVERVIEW ; KEY OBJECTIVES ; KEY TERMS ; INTRODUCTION ; OFFENDERS REHABILITATION ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; 15. BRITISH COLUMBIA ; BRENDA MORRISON AND COLLEEN PAWLYCHKA ; CHAPTER OVERVIEW ; KEY OBJECTIVES ; KEY TERMS ; INTRODUCTION ; JUVENILE JUSTICE LEGISLATION: CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; JUSTICE SYSTEM ; SUSAN A. REID AND SARAH GILLISS ; CHAPTER OVERVIEW ; KEY NEEDS ; PRINCIPLES FOR DEVELOPING YOUTH POLICY-YOUTH VOICE ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; SUGGESTED WEBLINKS ; REFERENCES ; GLOSSARY ; INDEX
