Popular Criminology of Youth Justice - Youth on Film

Analysing the representation of youth crime and justice-involved children in popular fictional films, this book explores how what we see on screen contributes to the perceptions of youth justice in society, policy and practice.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. “You Wanna Start a Rumble?”: The Birth of Problem Youth 3. “This Ain't a Girl Scout Camp!”: Policing and Imprisoning Youth 4. “I killed the Teen Dream! Deal with It!”: Gender, Violence, and Crime 5. “I’m Not a Ghetto Boy, I Just Live in Deptford”: Urban "Realities", Ethnicity, and Cities 6. “Thank You for Respecting Me and My Family’s Privacy”: True Youth Crime, Sensationalism, and Fictionalisation 7. “You Won, Justice was Done, Who Cares?”: Children in the Courtroom 8. “Now That I know You, I Can’t Really NOT Know You”: Child First Films 9. Conclusion

About the author

Jessica Urwin is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Leicester, UK and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. After gaining a BSc in Psychology from Coventry University, Jessica worked in secondary schools with at-risk young people and completed research for the National Youth Agency. This led her to complete an MRes in Social Work at De Montfort University prior to undertaking her PhD. She currently teaches Criminology programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Summary

Analysing the representation of youth crime and justice-involved children in popular fictional films, this book explores how what we see on screen contributes to the perceptions of youth justice in society, policy and practice.

Product details

• Authors: Jessica Urwin, Jessica (University of Leicester) Urwin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032516202
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3251620-2
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Routledge Studies in Crime, Culture and Media
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; History, Media Studies, Sociology, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Humanities, Legal aspects of criminology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Criminal justice law, Criminology: legal aspects, Juvenile Criminal Law, Youth Crime;Films