Youth offending and youth justice /

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Imprint:London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Research highlights in social work ; 52
Research highlights in social work ; 52.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11199114
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Other authors / contributors:Barry, Monica.
McNeill, Fergus.
ISBN:9780857001955
0857001957
1843106892
9781843106890
9781843106890
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Summary:How is the modern world shaping young people and youth crime? What impact is this having on the latest policies and practice? Are current youth justice services working? With contributions from leading researchers in the field, this book offers an insightful, scholarly and critical analysis of such key issues. Youth Offending and Youth Justice engages constructively with current policy and practice debates, tackling issues such as the criminalisation and penalisation of youth, sentencer decision-making, the incarceration of young people and the role of public opinion. It also features an appli.
Other form:Print version: Youth offending and youth justice. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009 9781843106890