Full Description
This title was first published in 2003. Adolescence is popularly understood as a transitional phase of turbulence and extremes. It is also often associated with 'trouble'. Criminal justice statistics, however, reveal that youth criminality remains a relatively rare phenomenon, less than one percent of the total adolescent population in any given year. This exceptional book is based upon a major Australian research programme to consider the key social factors impacting upon the lives of young people. A sample of 1,300 young people was divided into three major subgroups: a 'control' group, drawn from state secondary schools and closely approximating the general population; a chronically marginalized cohort representing a 'vulnerable group', and a group of offenders, most of whom were incarcerated at the time of the research. With its rich data source and highly integrated structure, the book makes a major contribution to our understanding of adolescent criminality and associated policy both in Australia and internationally.
Contents
Contents: The sibling study: theory, research and guiding principles, Mark Lynch, Stephanie McGrane, Emma Ogilvie and John S. Western; Offending behaviours: situated choices and consequences, John S. Western, Mark Lynch, Emma Ogilvie and Abigail A. Fagan; Age and offending: characteristics and criminological factors, Mark Lynch, Emma Ogilvie and Wing Hong Chui; Gender and offending behaviours: opportunity, motivations and manifestations, Emma Ogilvie and John S. Western; Gender and offending attitudes: criminality, compliance and complexity, Emma Ogilvie; Social inequality, alienation and socio-economic position, John S. Western; Family influences and delinquency, Lisa Kennedy, Ian O'Connor and John S. Western; The influence of siblings on substance use and delinquency, Denise A. Durrington, Abigail A. Fagan and David Chant; Urban indigenous young people: criminality, accommodation or resistance, Mark Lynch, Abigail A. Fagan, Emma Ogilvie and Robyn Lincoln; Adolescent victimization and involvement in crime, Abigail A. Fagan, Ross Homel, Ian O'Connor and Rosie Teague; Criminality and conformity: implications for the future, Mark Lynch, Emma Ogilvie and John S. Western; Bibliography; Subject index; Author index.
