Offending Girls challenges simplistic representations of 'bad' girls in the twenty-first century and argues that the interventionist thrust which characterizes the contemporary youth justice system has had a particularly pernicious impact on girls.
Incorporating a wealth of interview data and case study material, this book examines theories of youth transitions, criminality and social capital, pr..
How does the law deal with young offenders, and to what extend does the law protect and promote the rights of young people in conflict with the law? T..
This book explores young men and domestic abuse: their experiences of it as victims, witnesses and perpetrators, what they think about it, and what th..
This book provides an overview of theories of juvenile delinquency. Each chapter describes a particular theory by telling the tale of a delinquent you..
Offending Girls challenges simplistic representations of 'bad' girls in the twenty-first century and argues that the interventionist thrust which char..
This book will expand students’ understanding of the evolution of juvenile justice in the last 50 years. Designed to coincide with the 50th anniversar..
Youth violence is a pressing social concern and this book examines several elements of prevention. The critical component of this text is the melding ..
This study, first published in 1978, compares the ways in which the systems in England, Scotland and the United States balance the necessity of meetin..
Now more than ever before, today’s schools are hazard zones. Concise and practical, this guidebook shows teenagers and pre-teens how to perform a risk..
This book provides an essential resource for both practitioners in youth justice as well as those who are studying the subject as part of their traini..
Incorporating a wealth of interview data and case study material, this book examines theories of youth transitions, criminality and social capital, pr..
How does the law deal with young offenders, and to what extend does the law protect and promote the rights of young people in conflict with the law? T..