Drawing on the international literature and original empirical research from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, Youth Justice in Context examines the influence of legislative, organizationa
This book examines youth justice in a UK and international context, while drawing on the author's experience in Scotland to highlight the challenge facing all jurisdictions in balancing welfare and ju
Drawing on the international literature, as well as empirical data from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, Youth Justice in Context examines how legislative, organizational, and situational
Researchers have often attempted to identify and comprehend internationaltrends in criminal justice, and in youth justice and penality more particularly. But the complex, contradictory and often incon
Researchers have often attempted to identify and comprehend internationaltrends in criminal justice, and in youth justice and penality more particularly. But the complex, contradictory and often incon
Vulnerable young people lacking self-esteem and aspiration are usually regarded as more at-risk. They deserve transformational change to ease rising problems associated with property crime, violence, illegal drugs, truancy and exclusion, etc. Written by a host of scholars, frontline practitioners and supervisors of related expertise, this edited volume in nine chapters is a welcome addition to the study of the problems and practical issues of Youth-at-risk (YAR) in the context of Hong Kong. With an excellent and interesting analysis of a wide range of intervention programmes, this volume will help readers explore different initiatives for working with YAR, both theoretically and practically. This book will certainly be of interest to social work and welfare academics, professionals from a range of youth services and voluntary organisations, carers, parents and family networks. Social policy specialists and youth justice students will also find the description of initiatives in the lo
Young offenders given custodial sentences in youth institutions constitute an important group in the context of crime prevention research, given that offenders within this group are at high risk of re
