Description
Building upon the success of the first edition, this second - and substantially revised - edition of Youth Crime and Justice comprises a range of cutting-edge contributions from leading national and international researchers.
The book:
- Situates youth crime and youth justice within historical and social-structural contexts;
- Critically examines policy and practice trends and their relation to knowledge and ‘evidence’; and
- Presents a forward looking vision of a rights compliant youth justice with integrity.
An authoritative and accessible book, Youth Crime and Justice (2nd ed) provides a coherent, comprehensive and fully up-to-date analysis of contemporary developments and debates. A must for researchers, teachers, students and practitioners.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL-STRUCTURAL CONTEXTS
Chapter 1: Histories of Youth Crime and Youth Justice - Harry Hendrick
Chapter 2: Social Class, Youth Crime and Youth Justice - Rob White and Chris Cunneen
Chapter 3: ‘Race’, Youth Crime and Youth Justice - Colin Webster
Chapter 4: Girls, Crime and Justice - Gilly Sharpe and Loraine Gelsthorpe
PART TWO: TRENDS, EVIDENCE, POLICY AND PRACTICE
Chapter 5: Trends in Detected Youth Crime and Contemporary State Responses - Tim Bateman
Chapter 6: What Evidence for Youth Justice? - David Smith
Chapter 7: Risk Management and Early Intervention: A Critical Analysis - Stephen Case and Kevin Haines
Chapter 8: The Case for Diversion and Minimum Necessary Intervention - Lesley McAra and Susan McVie
Chapter 9: Restorative Justice? A Critical Analysis - Chris Cunneen and Barry Goldson
Chapter 10: Desistance from Crime in the Transition to Adulthood - Shadd Maruna, Brendan Coyle and Brendan Marsh
Chapter 11: The Circular Motions of Penal Politics and the Pervasive Irrationalities of Child Imprisonment - Barry Goldson
Chapter 12: Community Safety and the Policing of Young People in Austere Times - Adam Edwards, Gordon Hughes and Rachel Swann
Chapter 13: Youth Transitions, Criminal Careers and Social Exclusion - Rob MacDonald
PART THREE: FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Chapter 14: Children’s Human Rights and Youth Justice with Integrity - Barry Goldson and John Muncie
