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.
€54.99
Table of Content
PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL-STRUCTURAL CONTEXTSChapter 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 Mc Ara and Susan Mc Vie
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 Mac Donald
PART THREE: FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Chapter 14: Children’s Human Rights and Youth Justice with Integrity – Barry Goldson and John Muncie
About the author
John Muncie is Emeritus Professor of Criminology at the Open University, UK. He is the author of Youth and Crime (5th edition, Sage, 2021), and he has published widely on issues in comparative youth justice and children’s rights, including the co-edited companion volumes Youth Crime and Justice and Comparative Youth Justice (Sage, 2006). He has produced numerous Open University texts and readers, including Crime: Local and Global (Willan, 2010), Criminal Justice: Local and Global (Willan, 2010), The Problem of Crime (2nd edition, Sage, 2001), Crime Prevention and Community Safety (Sage, 2001) and Imprisonment: European Perspectives (Harvester, 1991). He has also contributed nine volumes to the The Sage Library of Criminology (Sage, 2007–2009). He is co-editor of the Sage journal Youth Justice: An International Journal.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 280 ● ISBN 9781473917958 ● File size 1.2 MB ● Editor Barry Goldson & John Muncie ● Publisher SAGE Publications ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2015 ● Edition 2 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 3785982 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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