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Providing in-depth insight into different types of knowledge and skills partnerships in youth justice, this book illustrates the importance of collaborative working between academics and professionals, drawing on empirical research and practice examples.
List of contents
Introduction: Knowledge/evidence production and utilisation
Chapter 1: Enablers and barriers to the development of knowledge and skills partnerships in youth justice
Jayne Price and Sean Creaney
Chapter 2: Criminology placements and work experience opportunities in youth justice
Sean Creaney and Jayne Price
Chapter 3: How the inspectorate works with external academics/researchers
Robin Moore, Andrea Brazier and Helen Mercer
Chapter 4: Youth Justice Still Live! The centrality of relationships to the maintenance of a youth justice community of practice in challenging times and beyond
Sue Bond-Taylor
Chapter 5: The Dyfed Powys Hwb Doeth partnership
Kathy Hampson
Chapter 6: Supporting practice in Scotland: lessons from the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice
Ross Gibson, Nina Vaswani and Fiona Dyer
Chapter 7: Advancing best practice in juvenile justice in Belarus
Vicky Palmer
Conclusion
Sean Creaney and Jayne Price
About the author
Jayne Price is a Senior Lecturer and the programme leader for Undergraduate Criminology, and Deputy Head of Division Social and Political Science at the University of Chester. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE). Jayne is a trustee of YMCA Together and sits on the Executive Committee of the British Society of Criminology. For over ten years, she has volunteered within her local Youth Justice Service working with children and young people, practitioners and other volunteers.
Sean Creaney is a Criminologist and Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, Criminology and Policing at Edge Hill University. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE). Dr Creaney is an Associate of the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ), and a member of the Transdisciplinary Research for Youth Justice (TRYJustice) network.
Summary
Providing in-depth insight into different types of knowledge and skills partnerships in youth justice, this book illustrates the importance of collaborative working between academics and professionals, drawing on empirical research and practice examples.
