Social Policy and the Young Delinquent

First published in 1967, this work is an account of a process: of the way in which the treatment of the child delinquent has developed from the days when a boy of nine could be sentenced to be hanged for stealing two penny worth of paint (though the sentence, imposed in 1833, was not actually carried out.) to the controversies of the time.

List of contents

Preface. 1. Policy Influences 2. The Historical Background – From Retribution to Reform 3. Juveniles Before the Court 4. The Development of a Preventive Service 5. Rethinking Social Policy 6. Guide to Further Reading. Bibliography.

Summary

First published in 1967, this work is an account of a process: of the way in which the treatment of the child delinquent has developed from the days when a boy of nine could be sentenced to be hanged for stealing two penny worth of paint (though the sentence, imposed in 1833, was not actually carried out.) to the controversies of the time.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Boss, Boss Peter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032824765
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3282476-5
• No. of pages: 108
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, LAW / Legal History, LAW / Criminal Law / Juvenile Offenders, Legal History, Juvenile offenders, Juvenile Criminal Law