Youth Crime and JusticeBarry Goldson, John Muncie Youth Crime and Justice provides an authoritative and accessible overview of youth crime and youth policy developments in the UK. It engages readers with key debates, examining youth crime and justice in context, and providing a critical assessment of contemporary evaluative research. The editors have produced an analysis of the processes of criminalization and contemporary patterns of youth crime, and seek to develop a formulation of youth justice for the future. Barry Goldson and John Muncie have brought together a leading team of experts to produce the definitive text in the area. This book, along with its companion volume Contemporary Youth Justice (edited by John Muncie and Barry Goldson) , will significantly advance the development of an emerging youth criminology. |
Contents
Histories of Youth Crime and Justice | 3 |
Social Class Youth Crime and Justice | 17 |
Race Youth Crime and Justice | 30 |
Gender Youth Crime and Justice | 47 |
Statistical Evidence | 65 |
Research Evaluation and Evidence | 78 |
Actuarialism and Early Intervention in Contemporary | 92 |
Restorative Approaches Young People and Youth Justice | 110 |
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