Justice for Juveniles - The 1969 Children and Young Persons Act: A Case for Reform?

The working of the 1969 Children and Young Persons Act was the subject of much debate in the 1970s. Discussion had been strong on opinion and short on facts; this book, originally published in 1977, supplied some much-needed evidence, based on the results of a research project funded by the Home Office Research Unit.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Children and the Law: 1908-69 2. Justice and Welfare: The Elements of a System 3. Entering the System: Children Coming to the Notice of the Police 4. Children in Trouble: The Official Picture 5. 'Without Favour or Affection': Police Decision-Making 6. In Court: Trial and Sentence 7. 'The Interests of the Child': Past, Present and Future. Appendix- Background to the Study: Origins and Methods. Notes.

About the author

Philip Priestley, Denise Fears and Roger Fuller

Product details

• Authors: Denise Fears, Fuller Roger, Priestley Philip
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032569468
• ISBN: 978-1-032-56946-8
• No. of pages: 120
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Prison and Prisoners
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Juvenile offenders, Juvenile Criminal Law