Youth offending and youth justice
By: edited by Monica Barry and Fergus McNeill.
Contributors: Barry, Monica.; McNeill, Fergus.
Series: Research highlights -- 52
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781843106890
Subjects: Juvenile delinquency -- Great Britain; Juvenile delinquents -- Great Britain; Juvenile justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
Description: This text engages constructively with current UK 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 applied focus on professional practice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.